I will echo that Gary.
I have only handled 4 or 5 Parker guns here in North Carolina.
One in a gun shop many years ago and the others at a gun show.
Highly anticipating attending the Southern SxS!!!

How well I know. We seldom ever find a Parker out here way beyond New England and the civilized world. When we do, it often takes some bailing wire , nails and glue to make it usuable again.

Eat your hearts out fellows. You are not getting this beauty!

I think you guys might be surprised at how many have survived.Parkers have always been prized possessions.As such,a lot more of them got passed down than you think.Your grandfather might have donated an old single barrel to the war effort,but not his Parker.Having been in the business for some time,I have seen several thousand Parkers.I am sure that at least 70% of the guns produced are still out there in some form or other.I know of 2 private collectors who have 1000 guns between them.

Wow, And I thought I had Parkeritis bad !, Gary

You have dashed a lot of hopes Bruce. I am sure there are a lot of members anxiously awaiting Your post in the for sale column.

Here in Texas, asking 'do you have any Parkers?' will almost always cause a look of panic to cross the clerk's face as he tries to quickly act like he knows what a Parker is. Then, a quick "Nope" and he assumes the attitude that you must be an idiot for not walking in the door looking for some sort of black gun.

Well, I guess finding a Parker is sort of like Grouse hunting, you sure have to know where to look, Had a call one day years ago, guy said he had a Parker he wanted to sell and ask if I would be interested, turned out to be the Pratt Gun,I guess a blind hog finds an acorn once in a while, Gary

And jump while the iron's hot! He who hesitates usually comes up empty-handed... I know, first hand.

Being able to trust good friends and trusting your own instincts too, but experience is everything in this game - yours and your friend's.
I have a lot of friends to thank.

Thank you all!

Gary
So true! As you know I have been searching for a 20 ga lifter for a long time. A good friend called last week and he had meet a man in Vegas who had one.
It should be here next week and with a second steel barrel and walnut case. A blind hog finds an acorn every once in awhile -in my case a lifter 16 and a lifter 20 in one :):):)week!!

congrats on that find, photo,s please! gary