Restored GHE 12ga

[OH Osthaus]

Originally Posted by Mark Ouellette

I have an A Grade Fox that was advertised as a Turnbull restoration but no records to prove so. It has very similar case colors. They are not "Foxey" but they sure are pretty!

Mark

Mark - this is an early Turnbull Fox color job - done right a year or two after he opened the shop on route 20,

i don't think it's that bright

[B. Dudley]

Now that is nice color Rick.

[J.B. Books]

It looks to be a nice gun. The pictures are limited in the detail they provide. The checkering pattern on the forend does not look correct to me for a G grade BTFE.

My GHE Skeet.

[Double Lab]

I agree with Dave that it is not a Delgrago but without knowing the price I really could'nt tell you if it was a good deal or not. That gun would have to be priced in the 3-4k range to be classified as a bad deal. It is a very nice looking gun. A PGCA letter might clear some issues up. Membership and the price of a letter are well worth the costs. Welcome to the world of Parker fever.

[Bill Murphy]

We need to see the pictures we asked for. We assume you probably bought the gun based on the lack of negative feedback.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Pete Lester

It looks to be a nice gun. The pictures are limited in the detail they provide. The checkering pattern on the forend does not look correct to me for a G grade BTFE.

My GHE Skeet.

I agree with Pete re: the checkering pattern not being correct for a G and is more like the pattern associated with the VH or Grade-0. It must be remembered though, that while the checkering pattern of the grip area of Parker hammerless guns remained the same relative to the grade (prior to the Remington era), we have occasionally seen subtle differences in the checkering patterns of the BTFE even within guns of the same grade.

[Matt Natoli]

Thanks everyone for the replies. I am an Airline Pilot and am out of town for work until late Monday night. I have not agreed yet to purchase the gun. I have asked the seller to email me some more pics. As soon as I recieve them I will post them here. The seller is firm on a price of $4000. I have never spent this kind of money on a single gun and want to be as sure as I can about the gun before putting that much into it. The seller has agreed to hold it for me while I research the gun to determine if I feel the value is what he wants for the gun.

Thanks again for the help. I'll post the pics as soon as I can.

Matt

[J.B. Books]

Originally Posted by Matt Natoli

Thanks everyone for the replies. I am an Airline Pilot and am out of town for work until late Monday night. I have not agreed yet to purchase the gun. I have asked the seller to email me some more pics. As soon as I recieve them I will post them here. The seller is firm on a price of $4000. I have never spent this kind of money on a single gun and want to be as sure as I can about the gun before putting that much into it. The seller has agreed to hold it for me while I research the gun to determine if I feel the value is what he wants for the gun.

Thanks again for the help. I'll post the pics as soon as I can.

Matt

$4000 will buy a very nice all orginal Parker, if it were me I would pass on this gun you are looking at.

It is hard for some people new to classic doubles to accept 80 to 120 year guns with their associated wear. It is almost an aquired taste. Save your money for a good to high condition orginal gun.

[Big Friend Ten (BFT)]

I was thinking that $3k would be a good price on this restored GHE.

Rick,
Thanks! That's a good looking Sterlingworth. I agree that must have been done a long time ago... I've seen some bright Turnbull colors with receipts to prove they came from them. That was later work.

[ch]

I agree with Pete there is some nice guns out there for that price. Do you want a gun with single triger and BTFE? When it comes down to it you are the only who has to be happy. good day ch My good friend says don't buy a but gun. Hey Joe, where you going with that gun in your hand, sorry. Hey Joe,this is a really nice gun but...