Parker DH - Grade 3

[PML]

Originally Posted by michael_alden

Thank you for the helpful replies. Don't worry, there are no plans for me relinquishing this gun.

I will get the gun cleaned and oiled, get more family history (and hopefully some old hunting pictures as well), take a new set of pictures and reply back here.

Michael,
Post the serial # and the barrel length of your gun. Also I am suprised no one has suggested that you order up a letter on your gun. You just might find out if your great grand father was the original purchaser. I have some DH grade guns similiar to yours and I shoot them lots. Good luck with your new treasure.

Pat

[Bill Murphy]

Patrick is right in suggesting you order a PGCA letter on the gun. Not only could it give information on the original purchaser, it could establish the lower grade stock as factory original. Many guns that were restocked by Parker Brothers were done in a lower grade to save the customer some money. Some few Parkers were even stocked in a lower grade at the time they were built.

[George Lander]

Michael: Please do not attempt to disassemble your Parker beyond removing the forearm and separating the barrels from the action. Please tell us where you are located and someone here will direct you to a good double gunsmith for proper cleaning and/or restoration. He can also measure the barrel wall thickness & tell you if your gun is safe to fire with modern loads. You have a treasure there that you in turn can hand down to future generations.

Best Regards, George