New Member From Maine
Hi all,
I'm excited to have found this forum! I'm hardly a proper collector, I only own one Parker but I'm very interested in the information this forum has to offer. My shotgun is a VH grade, 20 gauge, 0 frame; it was made in 1925. My grandfather bought this gun used at a local hardware store as a teenager at some point in the 40's. On his deathbed he had only a few wishes, one of them was that I was to get his shotgun; I was quite young at the time and really didn't understand the significance of this. I was presented this gun by my dad when I was 13, fairly new to hunting but experienced enough to handle such a gun without damaging it. Since then the gun has rode along side me over hundred of miles of woods-roads, hiked through many fine grouse covers and killed many birds. I own several shotguns including a couple of fine upland guns. Of all of these my old Parker is by far my favorite; It has a pretty big sentimental meaning to me and in my opinion it comes up and shoots better than anything I own. Despite its years of use all bearing surfaces are so tight that they almost appear to be one piece and have no wiggle, the length of pull couldn't have been more perfect for me if I had the gun custom made. The finish on the buttstock has peeled over the years, exposing bare wood. I was wondering what the general opinion is about having this refinished? I've been told this would destroy the collectors value; frankly this isn't a concern to me as I wont ever sell the gun but I do worry that refinishing would mess up the character of the gun. Any input on this is appreciated.
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