Mills:
It sure is hard to beat 'ol Dudley to the draw on these things. But... There is a LOT more potential in this Parker than you think. Here's my view:
The stock is definitely savable (I've seen MUCH worse), but needs a good wood man to do it.
The engraving looks fine to me. It's just dirty. A good ultrasonic cleaning is in order.
There is a bruise in the bottom plate ahead of the guard bow. This can be fixed.
The buggered bottomplate screw ahead of the guard is a horror and may require drilling out. This is the price of poor gunsmithing.
The lever stands to the left because the internal "trip" is missing-- or at least you said it was. The bolt may be fine.
As Dudley observes, the barrels look off face. This can also be fixed by a good smith.
The skeleton butt looks great, and can easily be cleaned up.
The little blonde fellow holding the Parker sees great potential in it too. For him!!
Recommend Brad Bachelder for all the work. He knows what he's doing and turn around isn't measured in years. If you run into trouble on the stock, feel free to PM me.
Best, Kensal
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