A VH with fairly good condition
 

"Buy condition" is good advice that I (sad to say) don't always follow. If my wallet was a bit fatter I'd always buy high-condition high-grade Parkers - many of which we've seen proudly displayed on this forum. However, even with my wallet it's still possible to buy good Parkers with reasonably good condition.

Here's a 1928 VH 12-gauge that I couldn't pass up. I'm more interested in 16-gauge guns and was actually looking for one when this one came to my attention. Upon my first in-hand inspection it became immediately obvious that it wasn't in the 99% condition as advertised. But at the price I paid I feel that both the seller and I came out about even.

Lighting clearly plays a role in how case colors are viewed which was interesting to me as a hacker photographer. I was also keen to see the case coloring on the triggers. Bruce Day had mentioned that in another post and I had never known that little factoid before seeing these on this gun.

Built on a 1 1/2 frame with 28" tubes and weighing just a tad under 7# 1oz it's as light as some of my 16-gauge guns. Plus, it retains a lot of nice original case color and blue. A good honest gun.

John,
I share your passion for 16 ga guns(8), but that is a very nice VH. It would be hard to pass up if the price was right. It appears to be in very good condition. Enjoy!

Very nice, John. A straight, no excuses, well cared for Parker. Nicely done.

John, that is a beautiful VH, congrats.

Id sell off a Winchester or two to get that ! Very nice gun.

John, that is a beautiful gun in excellent condition! Yes, not perfect, but it is hard to ask for much better than that!

Thanks Brian. That 16 VH that you sold a few weeks ago was certainly nice too.

Differences in lighting cause a noticeable and interesting difference in the appearance of case color. In my photos above there are two shots of the right side of the receiver. The top one, which appears more blue in color, was shot under natural shade lighting. The lower one, which appears more brown in color, was shot with a flash and with my Nikon set to auto white balance. As several others on the forum have said previously, the best way to see case colors as naturally as possible is under indirect or shaded sunlight. I took most of the photos with the flash turned off, but the photos in which the receiver looks a bit more brown were all taken with a flash. Very interesting to my duffer photographic mind.

No complaints about that VH John. You don't see that many that clean these days. Enjoy!

You did very good!! :) scott

If it was too much better it would probably have a silicone sock on it and live in a safe and never see the field or blind again. You have a GREAT field gun Go wear some case off it.