What's it worth?
Your little Parker was made in 1911 and it had 26" Damascus steel barrels when it left the factory. It was one of 8607 grade 3 or "D" guns, in all gauges, that were made with Damascus barrels. (Although the grade section of the Parker story on page 291 says there are only 7032 with Damascus steel barrels.) However, there were only 44 20 gauge Parkers made with 26" Damascus barrels and only 129 total 20 gauge DH guns made with Damascus steel barrels.
That trigger looks just like one that was on a 1960's version of a Zoli SxS Model 145/2 that I had.
My guess is that the owner was in the military and in Europe when this sleeving and proofing was done in Italy.
That gun, had it been original would be worth around $7500-$9500, but that's gone now.
My guess is, as a shooter, it would be worth around $2000.
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