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Bores appear to have some mild surface rust, but should clean up nicely!

shes a beauty..love those long barrels she should give you years of good service..good luck with the beautyfying of this gun...charlie

Looks like an awful nice, well used early Parker with lots of potential. Good luck with her and keep us posted on your progress. Perfect for big ducks and turkeys.

I was looking at a 10 ga lifter earlier this week. It belonged to a friend of mine, and had an 8000 range serial #. Kind of in the same shape as yours, needing a lot of TLC. What does that gun weigh with those 32" tubes. How common was a straight grip on those big guns?

It seems straight grips are more common on earlier Parkers than on later Parkers.

Congratulation on your purchase. You have a lot of work ahead of you. Your gun is off face witch I am sure you know. From the photos it looks like your breech face is your biggest challange. Its pretty pitted and it looks like you may have to bush the fireing pin holes. It makes me wonder what the inside of the barrels look like. Good luck with the project.

You couldn't be more right, Wayne! Re-facing the breach will be the biggest challenge by far. As I mentioned, the bores appear to have some light surface rust. I need to purchase a 10-bore brush to get an accurate feel of their true condition. My sense is that they'll clean up well. I intend to keep the original wood and not discard it, but I believe a re-stocking is warranted. All-in-all, not a bad pick up for less than $450! As previously stated, I believe I'm fortunate to have many top-shelf gunsmiths where I'm located that can pre the necessary guidance should I need help.