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tim czarnick
07-14-2018, 05:33 PM
I acquired this gun approximately 40 years ago. It is a vhe, small frame, 20 ga, with single trigger and ejectors. I only take it out to oil it occasionally. I have never taken it into the field.
Brian Dudley
07-14-2018, 05:40 PM
Yes. The gun is refinished. All surfaces. Wood and metal.
Jerry Harlow
07-14-2018, 05:42 PM
Yes. Case colors and untimed hinge pin screw give it away.
tim czarnick
07-14-2018, 06:14 PM
I have been curious for years. Thanks, you really know your stuff. I have had Ansley Foxes, Browning, Weatherby and various other guns through the years, but was always reluctant to sell or barter this one. I only have 2 daughters so if someone can provide this old guy a range for when the family parts with it I would appreciate it.
Dean Romig
07-14-2018, 09:30 PM
Tim, I would shoot the hell out of that gun! Put a little wear on it - hunt with it - make it your "go to" gun for all occasions. You'll come to love it even more than you do now.
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Harry Collins
07-14-2018, 11:29 PM
Dean is spot on. Shoot the snot out of it. There is nothing quite as nice a a 20 gauge Parker. I bet it is right at 6 pounds and handles like a dream. Please don't make this delightful shooter be a closet queen any longer. I am not sure of the value as I do not have my nose to the ground on such things. I would venture a guess at $2,500+- I have seen some VHE 20 Parkers for sale recently that were priced at twice that or better. Perhaps someone more knowledgeable can venture a value.
Kindest,
Harry
tim czarnick
07-15-2018, 11:05 AM
Thanks all for the kind words. My health unfortunately would not stand the rigors of the sport any longer.
Harry Collins
07-15-2018, 12:02 PM
Your restoration looks very much like the work of DelGrego. I just checked Guns America and found two VH 20 gauge Parkers. One is an oddity in that it has a steel butt plate and looks to have the receiver blued asking $2,800.00. The other looks honest with the exception of possibly re-blued barrels and has buggered screws asking $5,000.00. This isn't much help, but I'll try to check some recent auctions for a more valid value.
Harry
Harry Collins
07-15-2018, 01:17 PM
I found two 20 gauge Parkers. One a VH the other a VHE.
http://auctions.morphyauctions.com/_C___Parker_VH_Grade_20_Bore_SxS_Shotgun_-LOT253753.aspx
http://auctions.morphyauctions.com/__Parker_V_H_E__20G_Shotgun_______________________-LOT176145.aspx
Gerald McPherson
07-15-2018, 01:34 PM
D grade or higher stock and lug looks like a sfe would be correct.
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