To bring it back to its former glory would be admirable and quite an undertaking but for posterity’s sake it should be done. Certainly recouping the investment in the gun and the restoration would be a gamble... but oh, the satisfaction!





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I agree with you Dean. The buyer has to make a decision to restore or leave it the way it is.I called the seller to see if he new bore diameter and min wall thickness but they did not know. Being in the gun business without the proper tools is like an auto mechanic without a wrench. just my opinion

No surprise there that they didn't know.

7 days left and close to 10 grand

:shock::shock::shock:

The way the bidding is going and any cost of restoration could take this Parker over the $20K threshold. It would make for an interesting article for Parker Pages if a member buys and restores her.

Several such guns have made it into Parker Pages and it always makes for a good story. Hopefully, this one will make it into an article

You remember that HE Fox that was on an auction site a year or two ago? It was covered with than coating of bright red rust. It cleaned up beautifully and worked out to be a steal for the new owner.

That guy was lucky

It’s a gun worthy of a complete restoration, dollars be damned. There was a time when I would probably have taken this project on. Alas, my gun interests are focused elsewhere these days. So I dodged that bullet.

I have a passion for these old guns but you can buy a really nice original high condition high grade Parker for 20K. I would love to see the gun brought back with a proper restoration, but I'm happy it won't be me!!