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Is a parker that was built in 1926 that was sent to Remington in 1941 to get refurbished considered original condition?

Kinda sorta. If the gun is quality work that is in line with factory appearance and there is documented support that it was done by Remington, then that helps a lot in calling the gun original or not. It is not technically original, but it is the next best thing.

If the high finish resembles Remington work, and the repair code stampings are there, the gun is considered very nice and valuable. I would be very interested in a Remington refinished gun with markings, if the gun were otherwise nice.

Brian and Bill, thank you for your reply. That seams to be an area that I could not get an answer on looking into previous discussions about original condition compared to refurbished condition. The first thing that stands out to me is the case coloring is not bone charcoal on Remington era guns.

I'd consider a 1926 gun reworked by Remington in 1941 to be 'OEM' if not exactly original. I'd also consider it a lot more OEM than a gun built in 1884 that was sent back in 1941.

Interesting question especially if the refinish can be documented. Humm... Clearly not "original" as is normally defined or a prospective buyer would expect but definitely not your average restored gun either.

It can only be original once but who cares if it is a nice gun. Not sure it would really affect value. I think some collectors would care. I have some friends that are Colt collectors and they make a distinction between original and factory repair/refinish and I think it affects value. But Colts aren't Parkers and it seems to me that collector attitudes aren't different between the two groups

Would you be upset if someone sold you a gun, and told you it was original, but you later found out it was redone by Remington? I would.

To me, there is simply one definition of 'Original'. That mean's it is in the condition it was in when it left the factory when it was new, and not brought back to look like the condition it was in when it left the factory.

If you held up an as-new Meriden Parker to an as-new Remington Parker there would be even less argument.

Originality IMHO is a one time thing.

In my post, I described a Remington redone gun with code stamps as "very interesting and valuable". That's a long way from "original".