Parker D grade 10 gauge questions

[Craig Larter]

10's a big fun but not for everyone. They have become much more popular thanks to Sherman Bell/DGJ and RST 10ga 2 7/8" ammo.
Gun for gun and condition for condition I would say they do sell for a little less than 12's.
That being said if two Parkers were sitting on a dealers table priced the same and equal in condition and rarity, I would take the 10 every time. But my interests in collecting are skewed towards BIG GUNS form the golden age of waterfowl hunting.
As others have pointed out finding a high condition 10 is extremely difficult given that waterfowl seasons and limits were non existent during the hay day of the 10 gauge-----these guns were used spring and fall when waterfowl blacked the sky. That is the appeal to me of owning the used but not abused examples. They may not have high condition but tons of character and history. Good luck with the D 10.