Parker Repro A1 Questions, Help Needed

[Dylan Rhodes]

My humble 2 cents on a few things...

1. If you're waiting to find a gun that is perfect in every conceivable way, and then a person who is going to tell you that the gun is free from any single little defect - you are on a fools errand. NIB guns you can always find something that isn't perfect perfect. Maybe a Purdey or a Holland and Holland....but this is not that.

2. If you're wanting to verify that nothing has been altered or misrepresented, you've come to the right place for knowledge, but people will need pictures. I would encourage you to join the group. It's a modest annual fee and the people are very helpful. Assuming the dealer/seller is amicable to an inspection period - you could have it sent to a third party for evaluation for you. You may want to find someone who is Parker familiar. Similar to Phil's suggestion. However, from what I understand these third parties really don't care what you paid for what and won't comment on the "deal" of the item, they will just provide you the facts of what you have. It's not their place to care how other people spend money.

3. Do you own other Parker's or SXS's? What is the immediate rush to own an A1 Repro? Thats quite a first Parker or SXS to pay outright for without a strong foundational knowledge base.

Hope everything works out.