At the recommendation of the guys on the Doubleshotgun forum I post this here.
I have now ventured into the relm of Parkers having picked my first one up in a DH 'E' at the Calgary gun show last week. It has 30 inch damascus barrels, splinter forearm, English straight grip stock, twin ivory beads, double triggers, crumbled period recoil pad, on a 2 frame and mfg in 1903.
I have few questions about the gun. First it appears it has 3rd party after market ejectors installed as noted on the forearm. Can I call it a DHE? And what if anything does that do to the collector value?
I'd like to know more about the numbers and letters on the barrel flats?
The right ejector is not working and the receiver/barrel fit is slightly loose, so now the question is who can fix it? Del Grego declined and I'm not entirely sure who the other Parker smiths are in the US. And I'd rather not venture into the last fiasco I had with a gunsmith.
Someone mentioned the gun came with a pistol grip. Whoever and however it was converted to a straight grip did a good job and the long tang looks very original to me, but that is an amateur's opinion.
Comments appreciated.
See images here:
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