parker help
 

I just bought my first double, a parker. Can someone help me identify the model? I ran the serial number on this site and found out it was built in 1900. I gave 600 for it does that seem ok?

It is a very early VH grade.
Buttstock and forend are a replacement.

Butstock is but forearm numbers match and it is a 16 gauge

In Danvers, MA back in 1974/75 I knew a little boy named Troy Miller whose mother's name was Brenda. They lived across the street from my young little family.




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Nope not me never been east of the Rockies

Troy ,a 16 Ga. Parker that shoots for $600.00 doesn't sound like a bad deal to me even with the replacement stock ! If you keep an eye on e-bay often times you can pick up an original at a decent price ! It may not fit perfectly but once in a while you get lucky ! Nice Find ! Russ

Those barrels look pretty long... what is their length?

I guess the first step is to have that hinge pin replaced.





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Dean ,Good Eyes ,I missed the hinge pin is missing :eek:!!

hinge pin? it is there just didnt show up in pic. barrels are vulcan 28"

The forend wood looks like a replacement but the only way to tell is to take the wood off the forend metal and look for the serial number stamped in the wood. A picture of the forend would probably be easy for us to tell without pulling the wood. Sure looks like the hinge pin is missing. Are you sure you know what the hinge pin is? Still for $600, you did good assuming the barrels are sound.

hinge pin is the pivot pin when you open the action. and fore stock i'm pretty sure is original has checkering but just bearly visible still and the metal part show same number as receiver and barrels.

I give up.

That one photo showing the whole gun is pretty poor. Fuzzy. Hard to see if the forend has any checkering and the shadow on the hinge pin makes it look like it is missing. I thought the same thing at first look.

It would be nice to see better pictures of the areas in question, like the area where it LOOKS like the hinge pin is missing.





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Here is a closer pic of forend and hinge pins

I think this gun may be chambered for 2 9/16this does this mean I need to shoot the 2 1/2 from rst rather then the on the shelf 2 3/4?