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Unread 09-25-2015, 06:02 PM   #5
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Bill, I'm surprised there weren't more Canadian orders in the books. There were some large sporting goods stores in Vancouver, Winnipeg, and Toronto that sold quite a few. What I've found was that many of the Parkers I come across in Canada were built around 1898-1910. Perhaps that was a prosperous time in Canada. With people like DuBray crossing Canada selling and fitting guns at the large stores I would have thought there would be a respectable % of the total.
Dean, that 20 sounds great, except for the barrels. I'd like to see that one.
I guess fair value varies with location. While I might pay more for a Canadian made Rawbone, Marston, or Tobin than it might go for in the U.S. I find that Parker prices are about 75% of American prices. That may be more for lower grades where the paperwork and cost of getting a gun into the U.S. makes it less likely to be imported. That would matter less for a high grade or collectible Parker.
That doesn't hit me too often. I'm usually seeking out the poorer quarters where the ragged Parkers go.
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