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Originally Posted by Brian Dudley
Based on the little that I see and the issues with the gun, I would say no more than $500. Could go up from there with other unknowns like bore condition and lockup. If both are Very good, that is a plus.
That is just my opinion.
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Brian- did you not notice the missing parts on the forearm and the chips- the front metal escutcheon is gone, the steel engraved wedge that locks the forearm in place to the barrel hanger loop is missing and replaced with a wood splinter, and the area on both sides of the wedge, which should have a metal scroll around it I believe, is ripped- the forearm iron has heavy rust, the right barrel hammer will not hold at healf cock as does the left barrel hammer, and if you look closely at the front "tongues" of the lock plates, you will see that the right barrel lockplate it tight and flush fit, as it should be, the lip on the left barrel lock plate is "set back" from a full flush fit by about 3/32" eyeball- I am thinking, with the cut off barrels and out of round muzzles, maybe $250 tops "as is" but I will yield to the others, such as yourself here, who work at restoring older Parkers for a living-
