Holy crap, Wayne! Is that Scott original or a refinish? What a beautiful gun that is, and I'd probably leave it in the safe, as well. I've ran across a few of the old Belgian 8's but they were all terribly loose and poorly cared for. I'll keep looking but it seems to be getting harder and harder to find good old guns like that at a reasonable price. I made an offer on that 10 gauge Parker mentioned earlier. Now, we wait...
How about that big Parker 8ga. listed on gunsamerica right now? Description says "
PARKER PH IN RARE 8GA WITH 38" BARRELS, VISIBLE PATINA ON PLAIN TWIST BARRELS, SILVER BROWN RECEIVER WITH SOME SPOTTING, NICE STRONG ENGRAVING, MARKED P ON WATER TABLE WHICH HAS NICE CASE COLORS AND SHOWS ALMOST NO SIGN OF USE ON THE FACE AROUND THE FIRING PIS, GOOD WOOD WITH NO CRACKS AND SOME HUNTING DINGS, BEAUTIFUL SHINY BORE, 1 OF 11 38" PARKER 8GA GUNS AND ONE OF 2 MARKED PT 8GA 38" IN THE PARKER BOOK(CHART ON PAGE 1003), MADE IN 1913" Just a hair under $20k.