Paul, I sincerely hope the barrels are all that will be refinished.

Dean:I hear what you are saying.

The scratches on the right side of the stock are really ugly IMO. I feel they need to be addressed as well. I'll have Brad give me his opinion on the best way to deal with them. The one thing I won't even consider is having the case hardening redone. IMO the original case colors are somewhere around 60-70% and look really nice this way.

I only will have Brad do what is necessary to clean the gun up to make it good to go for the next hundred years.

Well done Paul!

As long as the gun is at Brad's, I would have the barrels completely repaired and refinished. Laminated barrels are beautiful when "new". I will have my 20 gauge PH Laminated steel gun redone some day.

Bill, Paul, and others... The barrels on Pauls "new" GH are in very nice original condition and clearly exhibit what a well cared-for Laminated Steel set of barrels should look like. It is my opinion that it should remain in that state. Paul has seen the Laminated Steel barrels that I just got back from Brad and has expressed his appreciation, but he knows what he has.

I'll see what I can do in the next few days to get pictures of the damage I've been talking about.

I have a lot of balls in the air right now, so it may be later in the week before I have time. I think when you see pictures. You will understand where I'm coming from about the repairs.

All the checkering needs is a good gentle cleaning. I don't see anywhere that a tool needs to be used.

Here's a few pictures as promised. Anyone ever see a grip cap like this one on a Parker?

The silver spot on the barrels is where the dent in the left tube is. The picture doesn't show it, but it is visible in the bore.

Here's a few more showing these laminated barrels & the actual markings on the gun.

It's really a shame some ham-handed individual caused the recent damage to this gun. It's why I'm sending it to Brad to see what he can do to correct the issues.

Very, very nice Paul.

Nope, never seen a grip cap like that one on a Parker.

What a great condition gun to showcase those unique barrels.

If anyone can do the gun right, Brad Bachelder can. I have not used him directly but have a gun or two that he worked his magic on.

Nice gun. I've never seen that grip cap on a Parker but the screw looks right. I wouldn't replace it but I might check to see if it has the pins on the underside out of curiosity. Hey its got 27" barrels, why couldn't it have come from the factory with that cap also?
Erick

I will leave the grip cap on the gun. It's fit is perfect, the screw is engraved & timed correctly and it's obviously very old and been on the gun a long time.

It's just one more mystery about this gun to go along with the 27" barrels & the Laminated tubes used on them.

That is a good candidate for Parkers Found and also for a Parker Pages article. It is a unique and special Parker all around

And a good gun for a feature article in Parker Pages.

Dean:

I've been thinking it would make for an interesting acticle in the Parker Pages. I don't know if I should wait until Brad works his magic or not. A before and after might be a nice way to go on this one.

I agree with the before & after suggestion.

Before and after is always cool

The gun is now on it's way to Brad's.

I'll let you know what he has to say about it.

I've now had the chance to speak with Brad about the gun.

We came to the conclusion that he will remove the dent in the left tube carefully and not re-do the barrel finish. He was of the opinion the original finish was in too nice of shape & the few small scratches should just be left alone. He is going to address the scratches on the stock while preserving the original finish & patina as much as possible. Other than that it will just get a good over-all cleaning.

We did have a good discussion about the laminated barrels on this gun. Brad seemed to be a little stumped about them. He indicted that he hasn't seen this particular pattern on a Parker let alone a hammerless gun. He is doing some research to identify the actual pattern & will get back to me about it. He is also stumped about the grip cap. He said he has never seen a cap like this one. He did agree that it does look original to the gun and should be left alone.

Over all it looks like this is one for the books in the never say never department. I'm really looking forward to getting it back in my hands and seeing the magic of Brad's work to preserve this one for the ages.

Thanks for keeping us posted about this interesting gun. That shows a lot of wisdom on yours and Brad's part.

Paul and Brad - I completely agree with the route you've decided on for that GH.

I can't wait to see the finished product... not that it will have changed much.





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Got the call from Bachelder's today. The gun is on the way home. I can't wait to see it!!!

We can't either!