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Just a "Thank You" to everyone that chimed in ...
The checkering was so worn (no relief at all in a large %) and so damaged inside the panels the owner made the decision to refinish the wood and have the checkering redone ... so that process has been started - wood has been stripped - repaired - checkering removed (this is always such a fun chore • remove the checkering and stain damage it has caused • remove as little wood as possible • keep the proper line and flow of the surface • and prepare as pristine a surface as you can for the new checkering to be applied) - one app of finish applied and the furniture has been shipped off to a professional with over 35 years experience to do the work. The barrels were pretty beat up with a multitude of scratches, dents and pitting. All of this damage that could be mitigated was repaired and the barrels prepped and polished to be refinished ... barrels will be going out to be redone by a professional shop. The other metal had it's problems also with damage and pitting ... one of which was the damage done to the screws ... Owner was adamant about keeping the originals if they could be made to work ... nothing wrong with them functionally - just kinda butt ugly. An attempt to repair all of the damage that could be repaired to the rest of the metal parts without disturbing or obliterating the engraving was done ... These parts - short the Trigger Guard and the specific screws for it - will be going out for CCH ... charcoal process ... So now we are in a waiting mode for everything to come back ... most likely going to be in the 5 - 7 month range ... This restoration is a purists nightmare I am sure - but this is what the owner wants to do ... he was made aware of all his options ... so it ends up this Redneck Restorer is going see what we can do for him in the long run ... Again thanks to all - you were a big help ... Last edited by Bobby Turner; 05-21-2022 at 10:02 AM.. |
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The trigger guard was niter blued so that it comes out a hard shiny blue black.
The Damascus browning is a dirty and lengthy process and hard to get right. They can come out murky and a person ends up doing it over until he gets it right or gives up. The bone charcoal case coloring is harder still to get right. Many have tried, most fall short. However if a person can master Parker restoration correctly , collectors will beat a path to his door. The frame can be warped and ruined . No cyanide , no torch and oil , no bluing, no shoddy chemical wipe ons. Good luck. Sincerely. We need more good gunsmiths. |
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Making a decision here on whether or not I want to take this PB on ... the information I am gathering is for the owner who has really no idea what he has ... I am needing to give the owner all of the pertinent facts so he can make an informed decision as to how he wants to proceed ... I do appreciate everyone's help in this ... this is one of the things I really like about restoring old guns ... the history lessons and the education that goes along with the research ... |
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We have a couple Parker guys in Amarillo.
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D 4 is stamped on the forward section of the right barrel flat and signified Damascus 4-iron crolle.
D4 in the GRA column (grade) of the serialization book indicated a Grade 4 with Damascus barrels .
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The trigger guard was niter blued so that it comes out a hard shiny blue black.
The Damascus browning is a dirty and lengthy process and hard to get right. They can come out murky and a person ends up doing it over until he gets it right or gives up. The bone charcoal case coloring is harder still to get right. Many have tried, most fall short. However if a person can master Parker restoration correctly , collectors will beat a path to his door. The frame can be warped and ruined . No cyanide , no torch and oil , no bluing, no shoddy chemical wipe ons. Good luck. Sincerely. We need more good gunsmiths. I hate to disagree with you Mr Day but what I think we need is LESS bad gunsmiths |
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