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Brian Davis
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Posted: Sun Apr 5th, 2009 12:45 am |
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This is my first GH grade. I am very happy with this purchase (thanks Ben) and am excited about posting pictures for the members to see. Would like your observations about this gun. I am seriously considering sending the barrels to Dale Edmonds. I spoke to him on the phone about two weeks ago. I told him the Damascus pattern was very small but very distinct. He said I might be disappointed that the smaller pattern does not stand out like some of the larger pattern Damascus. I am 100% confident I will be satisfied with the final product from Dale. My question is would these barrels be considered to be a good candidate for restoration or should I just leave them alone? After the cost of barrel restoration I will have about $1,100 in the gun. The gun is in very good condition. A bit of case coloring still remains but kind of hard to see in pics.
Oh, I finally sent in my Membership Application so I can become an official member.
Enjoy the pictures:
Brian
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David Purnell
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Posted: Sun Apr 5th, 2009 01:08 am |
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Beautiful gun, Brian. I would never re-finish any part of a gun that looks like that.
Dave
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Harry Collins
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Posted: Sun Apr 5th, 2009 01:09 am |
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Brian,
That is a beautiful Parker. I would not have the barrels redone as they are in an original state and the pattern is very distinct. Leave this one alone and enjoy it. It is in fantastic shape as is.
Kindest Harry
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Dean Romig
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Posted: Sun Apr 5th, 2009 01:32 am |
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| Now there's a nice, honest GH. The wood looks to have been refinished but that's something you have no control of at this point. Leave it just as it is. You would probably devalue it if you refinished it or had the barrels re-done . . . and then it would be "just another refinished gun", not that there aren't some wonderfully refinished Parkers in the hands of many of the posters here but theirs needed refinishing . . . while yours doesn't. Last edited on Sun Apr 5th, 2009 01:37 am by Dean Romig
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Jay Gardner
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Posted: Sun Apr 5th, 2009 02:05 am |
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| Just to echo what has already been said, I would not do anything to that gun except enjoy it. I have had 3-sets of barrels restored by Dale and I wish my barrels looked as good now as do yours. Don't get me wrong, Dale is probably the best guy out there but it will be 50-years before mine have the perfect patina of age as do yours.
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Bill Murphy
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Posted: Sun Apr 5th, 2009 03:17 pm |
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| Those are not the kind of barrels we refinish. Refinishing those barrels would decrease the value of that gun quite a bit. It appears that there is some varnish in the forend checkering. A chemical removal of that varnish without recutting the checkering would be acceptable. Much more would, again, devalue the gun.
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Brian Davis
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Posted: Sun Apr 5th, 2009 05:32 pm |
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Thank you to everyone for the input. I was not sure if refinishing was the right thing to do or not. There are spots on the barrels that you can no longer see the pattern. It looks like its just oxidation of some sort. There are several spots like that. Is that pretty normal for Damascus barrels? What causes the pattern to disappear like that? I assume its because the oxidation between the iron and steel just kind of blends together. How do they get the pattern back during refinishing?
Brian
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Austin W Hogan
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Posted: Mon Apr 6th, 2009 12:05 am |
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Good photography; we can see the file strokes on the barrels. A cloth wrapped around the finger, dipped in a little alchohol will probably clean the checking. A cleaning patch with a little Hoppes will liven up the barrels and frame. An occassional rub with a Rig Rag should keep it as it is.
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Brian Davis
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Posted: Mon Apr 6th, 2009 12:37 am |
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Austin,
What is a Rig Rag? I use Clenzoil on just about everything including my boots. I have not used anything on the receiver. I have never had a gun with this much case color left. Its not much and you can't really see it in the pics but its there. how do you keep the case coloring from going away altogether? Can i wipe it down with Clenzoil?
Brian
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Austin W Hogan
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Posted: Mon Apr 6th, 2009 01:42 am |
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RIG is Rust Inhibiting Grease. It is sold in tubes, jars cans and on a rabbitt fur patch called a RIg Rag. Most gun shops have it.
I have never used Cleanzol. I refrain from using oil because it flows and creeps. Grease stays put.
Barrel blue and case color are pretty forms of rust. Anything that removes rust will remove them as well.
Best, Austin
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John Dallas
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Posted: Mon Apr 6th, 2009 10:49 pm |
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| Is RIG still available? I was told that they were out of business, so I bought several tubes from Brownell's about 6-8 months ago.
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