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Craig Larter
05-05-2025, 04:50 PM
With all the uncertainty in the world it seems Parker prices at the Rock Island Auction last weekend were strong but not outrageous? I was not a player but it's always fun to sit on my hands. What say U?

Garry L Gordon
05-05-2025, 06:21 PM
I watched (some). The DHE 28 gauge went for less than I anticipated.

John Bastiani
05-06-2025, 10:55 AM
I watched (some). The DHE 28 gauge went for less than I anticipated. I thought it might go alittle higher also but it brought $22,375 with the 17.5% buyers premium. Their estimate was 15 to 25000. It really wasn't much of a collector piece but would have made a nice gun to take out in the field or sporting clays. They sold a much better VHE-28 ga. in the auction.

Gary Carmichael Sr
05-06-2025, 12:38 PM
I did bid on the repro DHE 2 brl 28 ga I have never owned a repro so I decided to go for it, hammered at 6000 of course buyers premium also so now I have one, look forward to shooting it, I guess the price was OK? Gary

Gary Carmichael Sr
05-06-2025, 01:48 PM
I also liked the BHE 16ga but the BWT seemed a little to thin, so i passed on it Gary

Dan Steingraber
05-06-2025, 02:21 PM
I did bid on the repro DHE 2 brl 28 ga I have never owned a repro so I decided to go for it, hammered at 6000 of course buyers premium also so now I have one, look forward to shooting it, I guess the price was OK? Gary

Fair price and a great gun Gary.

Dave Tatman
05-06-2025, 04:00 PM
I agree with Dan, Gary. You did well, and I think you’ll enjoy shooting it. I know I sure like mine.

Dave

Dean Romig
05-06-2025, 08:18 PM
I also liked the BHE 16ga but the BWT seemed a little to thin, so i passed on it Gary


I agree Gary - .016-.018” MWT is not a gun anyoue should buy with plans to shoot it.






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John Bastiani
05-07-2025, 10:42 AM
I thought the VH-410 ( lot 507)might have sold alittle higher than $25000 but it wasn't in the best condtion to get the collector price.

Dean Romig
05-07-2025, 08:02 PM
Certainly not like the VHE .410 Skeet gun in the last Guyette & Deeter auction that hammered at $66k…





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Steven Wilson
05-11-2025, 07:55 PM
I love their catalogs….I feel like a 15 year old with dad’s Playboy magazines. I usually bid on couple things each time…only put one absentee bid in, 45K for a nice H&K MP5. It went for 99K. Some stuff is still really strong, bordering on crazy. It’s all fun though.