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Originally Posted by Jay Gardner
How bout this one. Apparently the gun was ordered by one customer, returned to Parker for credit, then sold to another customer but this time with 2-7/8” chambers. Original?
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Jay, original or not (and I think verifiably original), what a great configuration for a gun, and with wonderful dimensions. Gosh, if the factory refinished the gun or altered the chambers, how can that not be "factory?" I also wonder how many original owners of Parkers applied some sort of finish to the stock over time? Does rubbing a bit of linseed oil into the stock a hundred years ago change the originality (and could anyone really tell)? And if it was the 4th owner and only 30 years ago, does that change things? A special gun is a special gun.
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