GH just arrived...

[Andy]

I'm in the three day inspection period and I'm not quite sure what to make of her. The seller was not sure if the gun was re-stocked but I'm sure it has been re-stocked AND re-colored. The barrels show more wear and are a gorgeous bluish black and deep but show wear in places I would expect. They are in decent shape overall but a bit of mis match for the rest of the gun. The metal/wood fit is very good, as good as my 28 Repro and any of my other guns, perhaps a bit better. The metal to wood is FLUSH, not proud. The fore end metal latch is blued and looks new while the barrels do not, which is a bit confusing as my other Parkers are all worn off. Did they blue this part originally or case harden it? The numbers match the serialization book and barrels are uncut. Both triggers fall on snap caps, safety works. The dimensions are 1 3/8 by 2 1/2 by 14 1/4" and it handles very very nicely. I don't buy guns as investments and I thought I'd get this as a "nicer" field gun than my pretty worn VH 16g, but I also don't want to buy something that is worth a fraction of what I paid. I'm not sure if the restock bothers me or not, it sure is nicer in person than I expected and he said it can be returned if I'm not happy. All serial numbers match except the one missing from under the trigger guard. Any thoughts are appreciated.

[Andy]

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[Reggie B]

Is that a gold inlay on the doll’s head? Can’t really tell from that pic but is the doll’s head complete and correct ? The fore-end latch is supposed to be case colored as is the tip metal.

[Andy]

I can send another photo Reggie. It appears to be worn case coloring.

[Andy]

It’s almost as if I prefer old worn guns. You know what you got...

[Andy]

Better photo

[Andy]

Here it is. photo from iphone so the colors suck, it's not that dark, they are greyish case colors on the breech balls not blued looking like this photo shows.

[Reggie B]

Looks like the gun has been re-blued and re-stocked. Parts are blued that should be case colored. Nice piece of wood. The receiver appears original.

[Andy]

As far as I can tell the receiver is original, serial numbers match, the "hidden" last three under the water table are correct, the barrel lug serial is correct. That's what I mean, still feeling my way at this I'm not sure if I should be upset about the blued parts. I could just go kill birds with it and wear the bluing off I guess. Could not be happier with the wood even if it's not original and dimensions are great for me. He said it was refinished or restocked by a guy name Pirelli 30 years ago, no further details available.

[Reggie B]

Are you confident the barrels are on face? The last picture looks like the fit is “off”. I will defer to more expert opinions.