Parker DHE 14 gauge advice

[Bruce Day]

12 made per TPS. We showed one at the 2010 Pheasant Fest in Des Moines.

I think there is always a small and limited market for these odd gauges. A person needs to find the right buyer who doesn't care about the difficulty finding cartridges but wants to fill out an all gauge collection.

[Don Kaas]

Brother Day is exactly right in his assessment. DH Parkers are very common. The gun's extra value, if any, is solely in being a 14 gauge. As far as "restoration", were it my gun, I would simply send the barrels off to Dale Edmonds to have the dents removed and be redone in black & white, make sure the incorrect fore end fits properly (whether you have it renumbered to the gun is up to you...) The gun will be worth the same then as it would be if you had a full blown restoration. I have lots of D grades. Only two are "fully restored". I regret restoring both of them but they do look nice. Good Luck with your gun.