Value in current state: $300-500

Mr. Dudley has finally reached the true value, if not a bit higher than the true value. Value of these guns is determined largely by the cost of restoration subtracted from the value after restoration. Many Parkers, if valued realistically, would be worth negative figures, if restoration is considered.

It takes a far more neglected Parker in my book to not reach $500. That one still has all of its parts, more or less. But I do revise my estimate closer to $500 than $1000... I'd be curious what the bores are like.

It's 2016....I can spend $500 in a month on electricity and garbage pickup ....

Thats why the average person doesnt put much out for this sort of gun and its nothing the others want to fool with . No disrespect to anyone.

Parker 16316
 

I paid $ 500 for Parker Lifter 16316, it was all 100 %
Original according to Dave Purnell, he checked ot out when he lived in Albany Ga. HE had all the proper instruments to measure
Chamber, wall thickness, and chokes. The reason the gun was in used excellent condition was that the whole gun had been varnished, that stopped any rusting. I have shot trap many times with the IM, IM,chokes. That much shooting broke both firing pins and Dave fixed both.
Every Parker owners needs one at least, they are much fun to shoot.

Anyone who's every taken in a stray dog or dragged home a beat up old car understands the appeal of this gun. It's seen hard times, it's paid its dues many times over

If I was gonna buy a gun like this, it would be with the full understanding that it would find a home in the safe next to its brothers and wouldn't really do much else besides that. It wouldn't be fixed up, restored, cleaned, or used. It would just silently be there.

I have an old 10 ga. lifter, similar in condition to Neal's gun, leaning against the wall in my office.
The value of the gun is one thing. The value of it leaning against the wall in my office? That would be hard to set a price on. When I find the appropriate wall, it will go there.

i got several of these old fixer upers..long as brian and a few others sells me a few parts i can make shooters out of these old gals...most of the time just clean up is involved a little glue for the wood or even an old hose clamp will do..if mills old silent 8 ga could be brought back to shoot anything is possible...charlie