ID Help. Two Parker shotguns

[John L Jackson]

My Minister of 14 years inherited two Parker shotguns I would like to have some help identifying them for him and getting an approximate value. I have many good close up photos.

[Phillip Carr]

Welcome John, post those pictures and there are a number of very knowledgeable members that will reach out and help you identify them.

[John L Jackson]

Thank you for your reply. In order to prevent confusion with the photos, I will post the images of the guns on different posts. This is the photos of the 30" 12 gauge 1894 gun.

Parker 1894 (file://DESKTOP-9QAI7E0/Users/jljac/OneDrive/Pictures/Parker%201894)

[John L Jackson]

This may be a better URL :

https://onedrive.live.com/?id=7eb61533b35426e6%210%5EL0xpdmVGb2xkZXJzL1BpY3R 1cmVzL1BhcmtlciAxODk0

[Dean Romig]

Nothing there for me…





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[Phillip Carr]

Cannot see it.

[Joe Dreisch]

Link not working. Blank website.

[John L Jackson]

More Images

[Harold Lee Pickens]

Grade 1, or PH with twist steel barrels.
Didnt look too bad until the picture of the bores. Have you tried cleaning them up?

[Dean Romig]

It has been restocked as well.

The serial number indicates about 1893 or so.



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[John L Jackson]

I've tried cleaning with Hoppe's No. 9 bore cleaner with both a brass brush and a cloth swab. I was not overly aggressive, but I believe it needs a professional polishing. It also has a couple of dents that need repairing. Overall the gun looks good for the age.

[Brian Dudley]

The gun is in pretty poor condition. Restocked, heavily patinated, off face and with badly dented/pitted bores. The gun realistically has the most value as parts.

[John L Jackson]

My Minister's second gun.

[John L Jackson]

My Minister's second gun.

[Bill Murphy]

A matched pair with identical serial numbers!

[Mike Koneski]

My Minister's second gun.

Same photos of the first gun. Gun is in rough condition.

[John L Jackson]

My Minister's 2nd Parker Gun 1934 (?)

[John L Jackson]

Photos of 2nd gun

[Mike Koneski]

V grade 1 1/2 frame, began life circa 1916 as a capped pistol gripped 28" 12g. Stock has been repaired. Average quality gun at best but not much better than the first one. These barrels are dinged up too.

[John L Jackson]

I spoke with my Minister yesterday, and he just wants to find a home for these two guns to someone that understands the condition. Does anyone have a suggestion?