cleaning up an old parker,

[Carl Erickson Jr]

I have to agree with Kensal! My GH from 1889 was almost as bad. I had my friendly gunsmith raise some dents, I cleaned the interior and repaired the stock. It is NOT a showpiece but can be used in the field or range with the appropriate loads. Look at #36 #37, and #38 on the FAQ on this site. You could have a good field gun with some work without a great deal of cost. When you hit the lottery you can have it restored to like new
Good Luck!!
Carl

[Chuck Heald]

Just my 2 cents, but for a wallhanger, I wouldn't clean it. A clean wallhanger would be like polishing the headlight buckets on an old car settling into the back forty field.

[alan kirchner]

pm sent

[MarketHunter]

Guys always talk about 000 steel wool for taking off rust on a gun. Even with plenty of lubrication there's a chance of scratching something or going too far. Why not just use bronze wool instead? It costs a bit more but there's no risk of damaging steel with it as it's much softer than the metal but much harder than any rust.

DLH

[Richard Flanders]

THAT gun has obviously had one hell of an interesting life!

[edgarspencer]

Maybe 000, though I can't recall scratching anything with it, but 0000 is about all I use. In fact I use it when cold rusting to clean the surface After application, with WD40.