Bill, here’s a photo. My Aunt auctioned the gun in May 2016 but it was returned as “not as advertised”. Nobody on that side of the family hunts or shoots so I’ve tried occasionally to buy it but my Aunt said she was not ready to part with it. My cousins are now in control of the gun so I’m trying again. Could be a big risk on my part and will get it checked out prior to writing the check.

Tom,

It does have a lot of contrast! Good luck with the endeavor. If you do restore it, please post the updates.

Ken

I'd be very happy with it as is, since a family member had it done.

It’s difficult to tell for sure from a picture, especially a small one, however I would speculate from what I can see is that the barrels do not appear to be either cold or hot blued. Again, that’s just speculation but the barrels look like a correct rust blue. The receiver is harder to tell but likely has the same finish as the barrels. I would think it would require some touch-up of the engraving after polishing for re-case hardening. I can assure you there have been a lot of guns restored that didn’t start out looking as nice as this one does. At least from what I can see from the single small picture. Are the other pics from the auction still available? That would help. I wish you good luck on acquiring this gun!

Seems that a gun like that deserves to be brought back to its former glory.

https://www.pookandpook.com/lot/park...auge-w-1593474

Better pictures can be seen here

Forend checkering lacks the mullered border that any nice Parker would naturally have and the forend tip is not as elaborately engraved as the grade 7 guns would be embellished with.





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