Something To Play With

[OH Osthaus]

good eye Dave

the serial number is not in the book and does not come up as having info available for a letter

[Pa SxS]

Good eye Dave. I think the S/N reads 13334 on the tag. If that's the case, we have no records for this gun. The crack at the breach face is a major problem. Can this be repaired? Also, notice the curly cue at the bottom of the bolster. I don't remember seeing this on other similar grades.

[Researcher]

Looks to these old eyes like the frame is cracked right at the angle.

[Bruce Day]

Take $6000 to $8000 , possibly more, to get this gun right, assuming that welding the crack can be done satisfactorily . The whole gun, from ownership to repair to restocking is a job for somebody who knows Parkers. A replacement barrel can be found, may have to sacrifice another gun.

However, a person would have a significant Parker when done and done right.

[B. Dudley]

Looks like it is cracked on both sides. Yikes! More so on the right side. That is likely what might be causing the look of the barrels not being fully closed against the breech. Maybe they are down on the watertable, but the watery able is no longer square to the breech.

[Bruce Day]

sounds like the frame may not be salvageable but that decision should not be made without the gun in hand by someone who has done this type of work before. There are very few that I know of. Too bad to lose a high grade rare Parker.

I have see guns repaired that others said were not repairable.

[Gary Laudermilch]

I think you guys are correct about the frame crack. What a shame! I think I'll still take a look to verify. If that is the case, I'll let someone else tackle bringing this old girl back to life. Thanks a bunch for looking.

[Mike of the Mountain]

Good catch there Dave! I wouldn't have noticed the crack if you hadn't pointed it out. Too bad, as I love shooting the underlifters. Hate to see them scrapped but that may be fixed with someone with skills. For me, I like the underlifters more than the top lever hammer guns. Gary, IF you can have that repaired, GO FOR IT!!

[CHE]

good eyes Dave. I bet most of us missed that.

[David Noble]

Gary, has the gun been auctioned yet? If so, what did it bring?

If it has not been sold yet and you're not interested in it, could you post the name of the auction house so we can follow the sale of this fine but unfortunate gun?

Thanks, David