Hello, Thank you both very much for the information. If I were to sell this gun what would be a fair price? I took it to several gun dealers and I was told it would only be worth five hundred dollars and that the gun is in good to very good condition.
Thanks to every one for being so helpful. Bob

Robert: I believe that your Parker lifter would be worth a bit more than $500 IMHO I would suggest that you order a research letter on your gun from PGCA. A letter can often turn up information that would enhance the value.

Best Regards, George

Hello, and thank you very much. I am about to sound even dumber, but I don't know what a lifter is and also do not know how to request research letter on my gun from PGCA. Also I do not know what IMHO stands for. Now that I exposed my Parker savvy could someone help me with this. Sorry to be so bothersome. Thanks to all of you that aided me so far you have no idea how much this means.
Bob

Hello Again Bob: Go to the Parker Collectors website & click on www.parkerguns.org/ Scroll down the left side & click on Parker identification. Yours will be at the very end under "Dollar Grades, T Latches & Back Actions" your will be very near the bottom. Lifter Parkers were the second mechanism employed by Parker soon after the Civil War. It derives it's name for the lifter mechanism under the action by which you unbreach the gun. The first mechanism is referred to as the "T Latch" The third and on all employed the top lever for unbreaching.

You can then scroll back up & click "Ordering a Parker Research Letter" that will give you all the info. You should also think bout joining the PGCA. Research letter are less expensive for members than for non-members.

IMHO stands for "In My Humble Opinion"

Best Regards, George

imho stands for in my honest opinion...for the lifter thats the little latch that opens and closes the gun barrel...thus called the lifter gun by most and to me probably one of the best designs of all the parker guns in IMHO.... CHARLIE

george you beat me too it by only a hair...thanks charlie

Honestly Charlie I Am Humbled By Your Sincere Post

Best Regards, George

Hello, Thank you both for the information this will be very helpful.
Bob