tom tutwiler
01-13-2011, 06:35 PM
Wandered into a local gunshop today and noticed a Parker with a straight stock on the rack surrounded by the usual assault rifles and other modern guns. Wandering over I picked it up and discovered a Vulcan with all matching serial numbers. However, closer examination revealed someone had hot blued both the receiver and also the barrels. The barrels also had three distinct holes in the bottom rib between the forearm lug and the hook. I surmise to let the hot blueing salts escape. ?
Continuing to look her over, I observed the brightly hot blued receiver had the screws timed correctly and the VH engraving seemed pretty sharp. Then looked down that the long trigger guard and noted that it had the customary two screws in place and they were timed correctly and that the lever was to the right and the action tight both with and without the forearm in place.
Lastly, flipped it over and determined the LOP to the front trigger was 14" to the end of the wood (14.5" to the end of a Pach pad) and the DAH was 2 3/4".
Other quick things is it was built on a 1 1/2 frame and has 30" barrels. Chokes I'm guessing were full and full (dime (that's all I had) wouldn't fit in either one.
Finally, I did ring the barrels while they don't thud, they don't ring like they are right IMO.
I did check the above sn in the Parker Serial number book and it shows as a pistol grip stock. I don't believe this was an aftermarket change as everything looks correct IMO.
Asking price for the above was $999. In my opinion that's over priced given what I found, but perhaps this is a candidate for restoration and as such, what premium is placed (if any) on a straight stock gun?
PS. Thanks guys.
Continuing to look her over, I observed the brightly hot blued receiver had the screws timed correctly and the VH engraving seemed pretty sharp. Then looked down that the long trigger guard and noted that it had the customary two screws in place and they were timed correctly and that the lever was to the right and the action tight both with and without the forearm in place.
Lastly, flipped it over and determined the LOP to the front trigger was 14" to the end of the wood (14.5" to the end of a Pach pad) and the DAH was 2 3/4".
Other quick things is it was built on a 1 1/2 frame and has 30" barrels. Chokes I'm guessing were full and full (dime (that's all I had) wouldn't fit in either one.
Finally, I did ring the barrels while they don't thud, they don't ring like they are right IMO.
I did check the above sn in the Parker Serial number book and it shows as a pistol grip stock. I don't believe this was an aftermarket change as everything looks correct IMO.
Asking price for the above was $999. In my opinion that's over priced given what I found, but perhaps this is a candidate for restoration and as such, what premium is placed (if any) on a straight stock gun?
PS. Thanks guys.