IS THIS AN UGLY GUN???

[Bob Jurewicz]

http://www.gunsinternational.com/PARKER-REPRODUCTION-A-1-TWO-BARREL-SET-12GA.cfm?gun_id=100306722

[Greg Baehman]

Depends upon the eyes of the beholder, certainly not to my tastes. Tony has made a living with similarly encrusted guns.

It is described as having "vent rib barrels", although you can't tell from the pics, have you ever seen a Repro with a vented rib before?

EDIT: They changed their listing this morning removing the "vent rib barrels" verbage.

Is this gun somewhat reminiscent of the Not Tsar's Parker?

[Bill Murphy]

Looks like one of Tony's unfinished A-1 Specials that got into the wrong hands.

[Angel Cruz]

UGLY GUN!!!!

[Marvin Kells]

Yes!

[Jared Valeski]

Can you say BLING??

[Joe Bernfeld]

Butt ugly!

[Rex Northen]

It does seem more than a bit over the top...

[charlie cleveland]

boy i m glad i aint posted pictures of some of my old parkers...if this gun is ugly then mine are double ugly as in hurt my eyes... maybe shes got a little to much make up on her but shes still a parker down under all that glitter.. charlie

[Chuck Heald]

I think it'd go nicely with a few pounds of gold chains around the shooter's neck, half a dozen gold rings, some Italian loafers, and a silk shirt unbuttoned half way to his bellybutton.

[Mike Shepherd]

I'm with Charlie - I like it.

[Dean Romig]

It's not my 'cup of tea' but somebody had a grand vision and did what he wanted to do with the gun. I don't find anything wrong with it and the workmanship is top quality all the way... I really don't think we should get into 'slamming' other peoples guns here. I've got a couple of guns that I like a lot but somebody else didn't and they said so publicly and that didn't leave me with a good feeling.

Anyway, it's an interesting gun and I'm sure whoever buys it will do so because he 'likes it a lot'.

[Mills Morrison]

Maybe if someone hunts it hard for 100 years or so it will have the character my 1895 GH has.

[ron belanger]

I think it'd go nicely with a few pounds of gold chains around the shooter's neck, half a dozen gold rings, some Italian loafers, and a silk shirt unbuttoned half way to his bellybutton.

I've seen that guy...he was parking his El Dorado across 4 spots at a restaurant.:eek:

As for the shotgun...it wouldn't take up much room in my safe wrapped in a gun sock next to the bare bones Trojan.

[Larry Stauch]

Bob, now you know there's no such thing as an ugly Parker…..some are just prettier than others.

[Richard Flanders]

How ugly does a gun have to get before it's gorgeous?? This is nothing compared to a vintage gold-encrusted Tiffany Colt revolver - anyone think they're ugly?? This isn't so bad... I like it actually! But I spent a lot of time handling Triggs custom gold inlaid "Crazy Man" Parker Repros.

[calvin humburg]

Like my Daddy told me many years ago If you don't have anything nice to say maybe you should not say anything at all. Later when I got kids I learned where he got the line.

[Peter Clark]

It's not my taste but then again, it is not my gun. Variety is the spice of life. Whatever combination of features makes you happy is the right one for you.

[Brian Dudley]

I think that if the gun ever gets used enough to wear down the case colors, the gold inlays on the metal won't look all that bad. Now, the gold outlining on the stock will never look right in my opinion.

[Justin Julian]

I'm with Dudley. I actually like the case colors and can forgive the gold inlays, but the gold trim in the wood is just a bit more than I can abide.

[todd allen]

I could do with-out the gold pinstriping on the wood. Otherwise, it's allright.
Oh, and I would prefer 30" BBLs.