I think this is number four, ie, Bruce and I agree. This gun may turn out to be a real prize. Maybe the floorplate mortise is a trick of the camera.

Joe ; Bruce is giving great advice using Flitz to tone down the colors ,if that is what you desire ,but a word of caution here ,They come off very fast and may turn a charcoal gray underneath , a very light hand here is necessary ,you do a lot very quickly ! I had a 28 Ga. VHE that was so striped with cyanide colors ,it made you dizzy to look at it and the Flitz worked very well upon Bruces advice. but the colors remove very fast and turned a mottled blue gray ,the gun looks great ,I was just suprised how little polishing it took to remove the glare ! Best ; Russ

Someone wanted to see the other side of the stock

Fantastic!! It looks like the neck feathers of a Golden Pheasant....

or some kind of butterscotch hard candy.

Nice gun you have Joe
 

[quote=joe souther;37134]I sent photos to Classic Guns but I have not heard back yet. I would just like to know what it looked like before the restoration. The engraving is still sharp and the wood too metal fit is good.

Here are other photos:[/The first foto- showing the bottom of the receiver- if you look closely at the left barrel side you can see a slight gap in the trigger plate fit to the receiver, and that the machine screw slot has a slight "wiggle". Possible this happened in the restoration- just as heat follows cold in movement, heat input in ferrous metals will always flow from the thicker mass to the thinner edges- tricky bit of business here. Didn't the late Dr. Gaddy also do re-case hardening on Parkers in his lab??:cool:

Yes he did but his colors were more like the subdued original Parker Bros. colors and not at all like some of the 'over the top' colors so many refinishers and restorers we see today.

This CHE was delivered to me today and it is better than the photos. The colors are very subdued and not nearly as bright as they appear in the photo. The floorplate fits flush...I think the photo just made a reflection that looked like an edge. Overall incredibly happy. The wood is fabulous and the wood to metal fit is perfect as well as the checkering. It appears to be unfired since restoration. Now I need a nice leather case. Where do you get an ivory bead that resembles the original ? Joe

Certainly an attractive gun.

Ivory beads :
custom made Scott Doris 815 922 4534
Lyman beads wwww.brownells.com

Leather Cases
a variety of vintage leg of mutton cases and new and used trunk cases are available from anywhere from $200 to $700. What do you want and how much do you want to spend? Some of the cheaper ones are just that....cheap, but sometimes you can find one that is not falling apart for less.

Here are some photos in natural light...alot different from the photo lamps....

I found a very nice LOM case at an Antique store. The ends had been replaced and nicely done. After applying some leather cleaner it came out very nice. The cost $15:)

I found an Orvis LOM case at the same store that had some water streaking on it for $30. A PGCA member bought hat one.

They are just like Parkers in that there where you find them.