Every single surviving 1890's vintage Parker is a unique specimen. Many guns of this era have been lost, many have cut barrels or stocks, amateur pad installations etc etc. I feel a kind of magnetism towards a gun such as this. I feel for certain that this guns owner has passed and the family had no use for it and they simply turned it in for whatever value it could realize. I just don't get the feeling that this particular Parker Bros. double gun has been to a hundred gun shows and passed from one owner to another. It's an honest old gun that's had it's share of use but hasn't been unfairly disrespected other than the imperfect screw heads. The gun locks up tight and hopefully has many more years of service with proper feeding and care. I could just put it away and ponder it's repair down the road. I'm pretty sure they're not making any more like this one. I'm poor at making good decisions, even with help, Bruce
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