10 GA, 40" Barrels - gone but not forgotten

[Milton C Starr]

Looks like the tape measure says 38" above the breech and its backwards maybe 2" from the muzzle so 40" could be right , its kind of hard to read but I see 41" above the middle of the top lever . If the tape had started at the muzzle it appears it would read 40" .

I wonder what a 40" 10 ga Parkers would fetch ? A 36" barreled hammerless Parker 10 ga sold near here a few years back for 15k . If its on a #6 frame I wonder if it would go for about what the long barreled 8 gauges do . I seen a 38" Parker #6 frame 8 ga sell for 19k a few years back .

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Milton C Starr

A 36" barreled hammerless Parker 10 ga sold near here a few years back for 15k .

A PH 10 gauge 36" sold in Florida in the last two weeks via internet auction for 18 or 19 hundred plus a few small fees . Gun appeared to have been refinished . Well as I can remember the gun was made around 1914 if my memory serves . I suppose by the time the winner got that gun with shipping they had about $2300 in it .

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by CraigThompson

A PH 10 gauge 36" sold in Florida in the last two weeks via internet auction for 18 or 19 hundred plus a few small fees . Gun appeared to have been refinished . Well as I can remember the gun was made around 1914 if my memory serves . I suppose by the time the winner got that gun with shipping they had about $2300 in it .

Im not sure what grade this 10 ga 36" was .
$2300 seems pretty good considering what they usually list for from what ive seen for 32" ones .

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Milton C Starr

Im not sure what grade this 10 ga 36" was .
$2300 seems pretty good considering what they usually list for from what ive seen for 32" ones .

Read the post again I tell you what grade it was !

List and actual sale price don't go hand in hand .

I've got a 34" EH in very nice shape that I got for less than $2300 .

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by CraigThompson

Read the post again I tell you what grade it was !

List and actual sale price don't go hand in hand .

I've got a 34" EH in very nice shape that I got for less than $2300 .

Well it was listed as 15k then it was marked as sold .
I was talking about the one that sold here not the PH you mentioned .

[6pt-Sika]

Hmmmmmmm

[Bill Murphy]

My 40" Davenport 10 gauge that I recently acquired cost me $600. I am very happy with it but it would be nice if it were a Parker.

[J. A. EARLY]

People often say I had one of those and wish I had kept it, it would be worth a fortune, whether an old car or a gun. I always reply, well buy one today and many years down the road you can say I'm glad I kept it.

So here is what the $2000 in 1980 is worth today. If you would have redeemed it in 1980 for $2000, why not do it today?

U.S. Inflation Rate, $2,000 from 1980 to 2020

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index, today's prices in 2020 are 213.93% higher than average prices since 1980. The U.S. dollar experienced an average inflation rate of 2.90% per year during this period, meaning the real value of a dollar decreased.

In other words, $2,000 in 1980 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $6,278.59 in 2020, a difference of $4,278.59 over 40 years.

The 1980 inflation rate was 13.50%. The current inflation rate (2019 to 2020) is now 2.33%1.