that looks great Harry, one to be proud of

who did the work?

Bill Schwartz Ellijay GA

Bill has done quite a few Parkers for me and I have always been super satisfied. He is a craftsman

He also has fixed a design problem with CSMC Parker Repro .410 Barrels.

My Goodness Harry that is great. Did Bill do that? Gerald

Indeed! I was impressed the minute I saw it. He is a craftsman.

Do we get to share in the information about the original purchaser?

I do not know who the original purchaser is. The PGCA letter states it was ordered by Buhl Sons & Co, Detroit MI, 1893. In doing the restoration the plate in the stock still has some cursive script initials I cannot make out. I beleive they are FSB. I bought the Parker in the 80's from Hershal Chaddick, Terrell TX. We corresponded by mail and phone about this Parker. At NO time did Hershal ever disclose the damage to the left barrel. Needless to say, after several exchanges by mail and phone with Chaddicks, I sent the funds to purchase. After receipt and inspection I felt screwed. Their position was the Parker was priced accordingly and my expectations were not realistic. He would not consider my return of the Parker. So, I put it in the back of my safe and time has passed. I never thought the barrel could be repaired! Chaddicks, at that time was well known for trading Parkers and other vintage shotguns. I don't know if they even still exist. At that time, Hershal was reluctant to disclose the origin of the shotgun or who he acquired it from. I can understand that if the seller requested to be anonomous.

This is why forums like this and feedback on auction sites are so valuable to folks when buying firearms.

Harry

I am curious? Has anyone on this site ever had any dealings with Chaddicks, or, Chadicks?

30 years ago. NEVER again!

I have a file of letters back and forth from Herschel and the previous owner, a friend of mine. Hershel sold him a fake, cut skeet gun that a child would proclaim a fake. Herschel refused to take it back after a long correspondence. It was advertised as a skeet gun in his ad, which I still have. It's a nice gun, but at serial number 207,672, it's no skeet gun. The barrels were taken out to about .742 to reclaim some choke. Herschel knew it was a bad gun and he found a sucker to send a check. Once he had the check, the deal was done. My friend had to lowball the gun to a dealer, from whom I bought the gun, a cut 26" DHE with Parker single trigger and factory beavertail, for $1500.