Back in my early Parker collecting days, I ordered two "excellent" condition lifter Parkers from a Minnesota gun dealer by way of "Shotgun News"' the pre internet way of broadening your gun buying. Not only were they in "excellent" condition, they were "all original". When they came, one had a cracked frame and the other, cut barrels. The dealer returned my money with the comment that he was not an expert on Parkers but I obviously was. The crack extended back 3/8th of an inch into the standing breach. The barrels on the cut gun were short without keels.
|