That one st Steve’s has been very poorly re-engraved. There’s no saving that without a big expense.





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The D6 May be a mistake. Acme barrels were the standard fluid steel barrels for a grade 6 by then.





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One thing for sure is... YOU save $16,000! What a deal!!!

Anyway... based on the photos and description, the gun appears to be straight and honest. Nothing jumps out to me of a major concern. Short of in person inspection, not much se can be added to that.

I have looked at that gun casually , friend of mine may have looked in detail. Will ask him to comment.

Willam

Thanks William, what were your impressions?

I was out there couple days ago with my son who urged me to buy it. Ha ha. I’ve probably handled it half a dozen times. It was part of a collection Greentop bought earlier this year. The A-grade was with several other Parkers that had been redone, albeit nicely. Several of those guns remain unsold. IF work has been done to the AHE it was done very professionally. But let’s face it, most of the high condition Parker’s out there have had work done. It’s an AHE but the engraving is nothing to write home about. My 1915 DHE has engraving just as deep, but without the coverage as the A. I have not measured chokes etc. Great gun if you can get them off the $20k price tag. Good luck.

Brian saw that too. Looks like the add is right of eBay.

They are a solid shop. I guess it gets down to the barrel and what the letter will support. I will post when I get it

I would be VERY careful with this gun - for an asking price of just south of $20K, a gun-in-hand inspection is MANDATORY - opinions on the authenticity of photos and opinions of same are a dime a dozen - I would definitely seek the evaluation(s) of those you can reach nearby that have dealt with guns of this configuration, condition, and authenticity before! There are not many of these and confirmation of originality it crucial to your purchase. Take your time and demand authentication. The vast majority of worthy, collectible high-grade Parker Guns have not been 'messed with'.

Also neglected to mention that no matter how reputable the shop may be, they likely have no clue as to how to examine and evaluate the compromising factors that may confound the originality of this gun relative to collector desirability - in many/most cases not their fault - they are dealers, pure and simple.