Valuable Parker at Auction
 

A Parker Bros. DH 410 Single trigger will be going to auction on May 19th. According to my 2012 blue book that gun is valued at $300,000 in very good condition. There were only 280 DH single triggers and lord knows how many of the 60 410's had them. I don't know the condition but from the photo it looks pretty good. Wish I had that kind of spendable cash to spend.

How does it go: If wishes were horses, beggers would ride....... Cheers,

John

I would be interested to see the entry in the Blue Book that values a DH .410 at $300,000. Where is this auction, or better, what is the name of this auction house? Where are you getting your production figures? 280 D grades with single triggers? How would you know that?

Pops always said; "If ifs and whats were beer and nuts we would all have one hell of a party!"........I too would like to know what auction house this gun is to be sold at.

Yup, seems some very important numbers got a bit skewed by whomever published that information.

I'm getting the numbers from the '2012 standard Catalog of firearms' 22nd edition, page 821. My apologies I added an extra 0. It says a DH in very good condition is worth $6,000 and for a .410 add 500%. That would be $30,000 not $300,000. It states that there were only 280 DH models were made with single triggers and only about 280 ventilated ribs were manufactured. It does not say how much should be added for a single trigger of a ventilated rib. Sorry for the confusion.

Here is the Auction house website: www.thecobbs.com

this is the listing: http://www.auctionzip.com/listing/1282484.html

Personally, I wouldn't pay a dollar over $295,000 for a D .410, even if it had a single trigger. I wonder if it has one of those bumpercar forends? To be fair to John, I posted this before his last post was posted. He is adding some good information. At least we know where to send the money. The picture on the auction ad looks suspiciously like a V grade .410. I wouldn't mind having one of those.

I agree with Bill...that is not a DH stock and the forend also looks like a replacement. Matbe it is nothing more than a VH after all... not that a VH is not a desirable .410 but certainly not worth $30,000.... probably not more than $29,999 :corn:

John, the Blue Book of Gun Values, 2012, 33rd edition, p. 1428 provides percent multipliers for SST, Vent rib and other features. P. 1428 gives a $70,000 value for a 99% D grade 410 , with an add on of 25% to 50% for ejectors.

I am aware that some Parkers are going for large sums, and there is significant money available for high collector quality gun investments. I have little doubt that we will see more Parkers in the $200, 000 to $300, 000 range in the not too distant future, if what I hear is true. Those guns that reach those high levels are subject to extreme scrutiny.

John: The auction lists it as a "VH GRADE" with ejectors & single trigger SN 239473, estimated at $11,000 - $14,000.
A good buy if it can be bought in that range IMHO.

Best Regards, George

Well if I had 5 digit's to spend it would not be on a V grade 410 but hey... ch

A friend is going to this auction to bid on some of the tackle and decoys. He lives not far away and I told him to buy the Parker if it gets below 10 grand. He has the money to do it but not really interested in guns. I told him it would look really nice in his decoy room.

Not trying to start a fight but it seems to me the "Blue Book" has seldom been accurate when it comes to pricing Parkers. I have seen sellers using it to try to justify ridiculously overpriced guns but that's about it. Does the book provide pricing that is even remotely accurate?

Robert, have no fear that this gun will sell for under ten grand.

Ask Bill Mullins. He writes the Parker section.

Parker values are highly condition dependent. Many sellers overstate condition. Like it or not, case colors are a key indicator of condition. There is also a popular belief that any Parker is rare and people see some selling for high prices and put hopeful high prices on their guns. There can be a big difference and and a long time for those sellers between asking and getting.

I figure probably closer to twice that.

Some Parkers and others have been for sale on the net as long as I have been interested in them. 10 dimes is twice as much as 2 quarters when you are in the retail buisness.Whatever that is worth.:bigbye: