Julie, the advice you have been given here is excellent and everyone does want to help.
It's good that you are researching this Parker for the family. If you are trying to establish a value for the estate, do try to be a bit on the conservative side of value. Since the gun is to go to your cousins daughter, depending on her age, someone like yourself should care for the gun until she is old enough to appreciate it. If she is still young, it should be shown to her often along with stories told to her of her father. In my opinion, the gun should not actually be given to her until she is of an age to respect and cherish it. At that point, it will be priceless to her.
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