Congratulations on having a wonderful piece of your family history. I don't have my books to confirm it, but it looks like you have a VHE 12 guage in a factory Skeet set up. The frame size appears to be 1 1/2, on the lighter side for 12 gauge Parkers. The gun definitely appears to have some "refinishing" work done. The reciever should be case colored and the barrels should be rust blued. I can't tell from the photos if that is the case or not. Barring some really interesting history it's not especially valuable in the Parker relm of values but sounds like a priceless family piece. Those chokes should be great for harvesting all manner of fowl over pointing dogs. The "In" and "Out" skeet chokes were designed for shooting incoming and outgoing targets. Unlike most SxS set ups the right barrel is likely the tighter choke. As an addition bit of information, I suggest you contact Cole at Gun and Trophy Insurance for your firearm insurance needs. You'll find it exponentially more affordable than your homeowners policy and I know from experience that they are fantastic to deal with if the need for a claim should arise. Congratulations again.
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