Repaired Stock 1903 Parker S x S 12 GA
 

My wife inherited this Parker. I have researched it on this side. I was told by the local gun shop that it was repaired. I can't see any cracks or damage on the stock? Anybody ever see a "repair job" like this?
Thanks,

Hey Jim,
Was there a picture attached which didn't upload properly?

Hi Joe - Yeah, I up-loaded 4 pics. This is the 1st time I have used this website, so I must have done something wrong? I will go back & see what I did wrong.
Thanks for our interest,
Jim

Could be cracks on the inside and they just screwed it to make sure it held.
If it is a 12ga shooter without provenence I would remove that screw and countersink another one, plug the holes and checker over the panel.
Whatever you do you will need to remove the stock to see what's going on inside.

Looking again I see it has no checkering so it is not the original stock.

Could be the original stock that the checkering was sanded off when the screws were put in Yes the gun is repaired.

Someone blued the frame also, but we see that often. Agree with Dale about removing the screw and counter sinking and plugging , then checkering. How are the barrels? May make a good shooter.

There is a lot going on with that gun. The stock is likely replaced, possibly original, but over sanded, but I feel replaced. And it was bolted through the head. This is a common “bubba” repair for a split stock head.
The frame has been improperly buffed and blued. I cannot tell much about the barrels.

The stock head split. In the third picture you can see the glued split coming off the tang at about the 5:30 position.






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And how proud the wood is against the metal and the thickness of the wrist as seen from the bottom is what leads me to believe the stock is not original. If an originL stock were sanded that much as to completely remove the checkering, the wood would not be as fat in these areas.

I'm guessing original stock, with the checkering sanded off. The contours at the wrist look fairly swamped.
But I'm no expert, and could be wrong.

Does anyone think is is worthwhile to attempt to restore back to original (if possible), or is it's value not worth the expense? How about parting it out on Gunbroker?
Thanks, everyone, for your professional input. I do appreciate it.

Economically, the gun is not “worth it”. You would spend 4-5 times what the gun is currently worth and maybe 2-3 times what it may be worth when done.
But that is the case with nearly any lower grade gun, or most guns in general.

You do the work because you want to, not to make money. The gun may very well be usable as it is. That is an option too.

If it is mechanically sound I would just fix the stock as I suggested and
you have a SHOOTER Parker. More than a few of us on this site have Parkers that are not collectable nor valuable for some reason or other but we enjoy shooting them. Keep it, make some minor repairs and enjoy shooting and learning about Parkers. It may not be perfect but hey it is a "PARKER"
You stated your wife inherited it. Was it a family member's gun?

remove trigger guard and look for ser. no. stamp. That should answer originality.