Ah, I missed the no saftey issue. That would be a deal killer for me. I'm too old and clumbsy to be handling a gun with no saftey anywhere but a shooting range.

30" barrels, tapered rib, no safety, serial number possibly low enough for a letter with order book information, what's not to like? Oh, the price.

I never even looked at the price.... what is it?





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Dean the asking price is $3995.

Thanks for the quick and expert insights. I am astounded and humbled by the body of knowledge so freely availble in this group. I am also wondering how I am going to be able to compete for my desired wish list of Parkers from such a drastically inferior position. :-) From my brief forray into researching Parker shotguns to enjoy, shoot and collect, it occurs to me that if a Parker gun is available on one of the larger gun auction/sale sites for more than a couple days it must be a bit overpriced or not what it appears to be.

Some PGCA members with limited knowledge have successfully purchased a hundred or two Parkers in competition with those who know more. Some very interesting Parkers are not sold as quickly as you may think. At an auction, the ability to bid and pay beats knowledge every time.

Not such a bad price really.... if it hadn't been molested.





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Almost bought a VH 20 with 30" barrels a few years ago. $2000 but with issues that could be fixed easily. Now wish I had just done it.

I was after a 20 gauge 30 or 32 inch at Sanford last year . Dealer from FL. had a sequential pair of 0 frame 32 inches . I went back down Thursday morning to purchase one and a friend from Richmond had purchased both , well actually he was doing the paper work when I walked up . Jerry Smith had a VH 30” I think it was and again I drug my feet to long . I thought I was going to get out of their without buying a 20 gauge but a friend put a DHE 20 30” in my hands Sunday morning and told me to shoot it on the 5-stand I broke 23/25 came back and wrote him a check . :rotf: And I still want a 20 gauge 32” preferably on a 1 frame with a straight grip stock .:whistle:

No safety doesn’t bother me . But I doubt I’d hunt with this gun if I owned it . I have a pair of DH 12 pigeon guns that left the factory safetyless and I really enjoy shooting them in the pigeon ring , at sporting and at pheasant tower shoots . If I have one at a tower shoot I usually stand waiting with the gun cracked open loaded with the muzzle resting on my toes , when a bird comes I lift it close it and go on with the program no harm no foul .