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Unread 02-19-2018, 05:05 PM   #11
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my bet is a 'prosperous" small town banker would have owned a DH - a 16 if he is an upland hunter
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Thanks. Would indeed have been an upland hunter. Got any idea what DH-16 would have been worth in good condition in 1960? Failing that, what it would have cost in 1920s, before the market crash?
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some one here will have either the catalog with a price list or a research letter for a 1920's DH that will give the price

as for 1960- i expect the only way to get a price would be to find old magazine ads - they could have been sold by mail back then
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1926 a DH 16 was $136. My guess that a Dh 16 in 1960 would have been $200 to 250.
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And a prosperous middle-aged banker would likely have ordered a gun with ejectors and Titanic Steel barrels - a DHE 16 or 20 for upland birds.






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Thanks to everybody. I'm going to try the magazine ad suggestion. I have used that technique successfully on other projects, but wouldn't have thought of it if you hadn't reminded me, nor known of which model to price.
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I think Bill and Jeff have given you a good price range for a D grade gun in the early 60's
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Here are a couple of nice Parkers that were offered for sale in the Shotgun News in Sept 1968. The DHE and CHE grades are mid to higher grade Parkers and these particular guns happen to have a lot of extras. They were all manufactured in the late 1920s -early 1930s, in excellent condition and priced from $785-$875.
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Here are a couple of nice Parkers that were offered for sale in the Shotgun News in Sept 1968. The DHE and CHE grades are mid to higher grade Parkers and these particular guns happen to have a lot of extras. They were all manufactured in the late 1920s -early 1930s, in excellent condition and priced from $785-$875.
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Just guessing but if a hot stolsdn gun might have been worth $500 or more thief could have hocked it at pawn shop for maybe $100 or more bucks. $100 bucks of quick easy cash would have been enticing. Watch original Heat of Night with Sidney Loftier. They dont talk about value of guns but time value of money and how much things cost are indicative.
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