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Bruce Day

01-14-2013 01:56 PM

[quote=John Havard;92833] While I can't afford any Parkers with interesting provenance ...../quote]

I've been in Mill Valley and I appreciate your pain living in such a dreadful place. :)

Lots of Parkers were sold in your area by Parker's famous West Coast agent, Arthur DuBray, who was in the 7th Cav, but in the rear. I'm sure there are many great guns there.

John Havard

01-14-2013 02:03 PM

Bruce, life is indeed tough here in Marin County. :)

Unfortunately I haven't yet found any other Parker collectors/owners out here. I'm on the hunt but so far, no joy.

Brian Dudley

01-14-2013 03:12 PM

Well, I think your cutoff should be more like pre or post '37 since that is when the guns were assembled at ilion,ny. From '34 to '37, the guns were still built in Meriden by the same craftsman that were making them prior to '34.
Fit, finish and quality were really the same. Some debate that the Remington barrels were better. And there are some styling difference in the stocks compared to the earlier Meriden guns.
In my opinion, the engraving on the guns built in Remington was not as nice as the earlier Meriden guns. Same patterns, but not as fine.

Bill Murphy

01-14-2013 03:52 PM

John, the occasional IBM card identifies the original retail purchaser. More often, the dealer is identified. D. Lee Braun's 28 gauge skeet gun was identified by the IBM card as was the 20 gauge skeet built for his father in law. It's worth a shot.

Pete Lester

01-15-2013 05:46 AM

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Originally Posted by John Havard (Post 92807)

Still trying to learn a bit more about the nuances of collecting Parkers. Most everyone on this forum has more experience and has handled more Parkers than I have.

In particular I'd appreciate any advice or input other members might have about the fit/finish/quality & therefore the collectible value of a pre-'34 Parker versus a post-'34 Parker.

Thanks in advance for your input and observations.

There are some very nice guns produced in relatively low numbers from that era. I would say a Parker on a 1/2 frame (all post '34) has some collector value. Post '34 Skeet guns and Double Traps have a some collector value too.

greg conomos

01-15-2013 05:37 PM

While I prefer the pre-Remington Parkers (I consider a gun made in Meriden more 'Parker' than one made in Ilion) I have to admit my 241XXX has a lock-up that feels like a miniature Swiss vault closing; a feeling my Merdien guns don't quite have.

Tony Ambrose

02-14-2013 02:55 PM

John - its good to see other PGCA members with similar "other" interests (beyond Parkers). I'm speaking of our mutual interest in archery of the "low-tech" variety!

John Havard

02-14-2013 04:23 PM

Thanks Tony. Collecting Parkers is a lot like traditional archery - there's a very strong correlation between such interests and men who are intelligent, handsome, erudite, well-endowed, and humble.

Bruce Day

02-14-2013 05:41 PM

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will evans

02-14-2013 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by John Havard (Post 96908)

Thanks Tony. Collecting Parkers is a lot like traditional archery - there's a very strong correlation between such interests and men who are intelligent, handsome, erudite, well-endowed, and humble.

Humble has always been my favorite late addition to such a litany of self-imposed descriptors.

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