Randy that's just not right that you have that gun and not me. What a BEAUTY!

Thank you Randy. That's what I'm talking about. Stunning! Original box and hang tag. That has to be among the finest examples to exist.

The highest condition Parker I have ever had the pleasure of being custodian of is this 1893 16 gauge Grade-1 TL hammer gun on the lightened 0-Frame with Laminated Steel barrels.
It went down the road about 2015. It was fun to be the caretaker of it and to show and display it (I never shot it and I would be very surprised to learn it ever had been fired except test firing at that "dusty little pland down in Meriden") but nothing is forever.


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Dean that gun is stunning. Thank you for sharing!!!


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Thanks Dean. Amazing. 130 years (+-) of being apparently very well cared for but never fired.

[QUOTE=Dean Romig;400153]The highest condition Parker I have ever had the pleasure of being custodian of is this 1893 16 gauge Grade-1 TL hammer gun on the lightened 0-Frame with Laminated Steel barrels.
It went down the road about 2015. It was fun to be the caretaker of it and to show and display it (I never shot it and I would be very surprised to learn it ever had been fired except test firing at that "dusty little pland down in Meriden") but nothing is forever..[/QUOTE

Dean how in the world did you ever let that one get away, oh my !!

[QUOTE=Randy G Roberts;400156]
Randy, I found myself suddenly without my regular source of income (I was downsized with no warning) and I still had a mortgage to pay. This one and a 90% CH with Bernard barrels went to that cause. Considering the alternative, I never regretted selling them for my family's security.





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There are many fine Parkers that are privately sold and are not advertised on web sites or on gun show tables. I have never bought a Parker from other than a word of mouth private sale. Find out who has nice guns that might be abvailable

Let everyone in the collecting community know your collecting focus. When a gun is posted on a forum or at a PGCA display that is in your wheelhouse but NFS let them know you would be interested in the gun if available in the future. I just purchased a once in a lifetime Fox from a good friend that I expressed an interest in 15+ years ago. Put out lots of feelers and be patient. The best guns do not trade publicly in my opinion. It takes decades to build a great gun collection if you're after the best examples.

Thanks Craig. I always appreciate your input. I seemed to have missed the
mark with the goal of my original post though. I’m not actively pursuing anything in particular and was only hoping to generate some pictures and discussion about high original condition guns for the enjoyment and enrichment of the group.