I field trial with an old VH 12 with 30" barrels, an inappropriate pad, sling swivels, sling. There is no finish left, stock, case color, or blue. You can tell it once had checkering though. The wood is beat up, double triggers, 3" DAH etc... On a good day I could get $500 from a drunken sailor who wasn't too bright in the first place. But many many times during a field trial people have walked up and said in a hallowed tone of voice "Is that a Parker?" The cache is still there seventy years after the last one was made. Based on my experience I think more than half have survived. And as far as Parkers go, I am out in the boonies.
Best,
Mike
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