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The shotgun is at a gunstore so I can't post pictures. But. the serial number is 201950. Thanks.
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07-28-2012, 10:48 PM
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Well, if the rest of the gun is in very nice condition, then the sling swivels are a small, yet glaring detractor that could be rectified if need be, but not without expense. I will let others also voice their poinion on this, but I think that $4k might be a bit high considering the addition of the swivels. If they are not original.
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07-28-2012, 11:00 PM
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Book says no extras when it left first time. I guess serialization book is when it left 1st time
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07-29-2012, 07:52 AM
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Chris it is for your wife ...and it will make her happy..swivels be damned ..write the check ..life it too short ..she will love the gun and you will be a hero enjoy the Parker, sincerely, andy
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I had a pair of swivels taken off of a german gun by Keith Kearcher a few years ago. The holes were drilled in the bottom of the rib like yours. Keither removed/plugged and re-rust blued the bottom rib. I couldn't tell it had been done even in direct sunlight. The cost then $100. Removing the rear swivel and then plugging and minor finishing and you would have never known the gun had swivels to start with. This isn't a hard fix for a gun smith.
PS. That said, take it to a good smith. I had swivels removed from another gun and it looked like the smith drove two nails in the old screw holes and finished it with a ball peen hammer. That non-fix was also $100 and ended up greatly detracting from the finished product. |
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I think the price is too high but if your wife likes it and will shoot it then buy it and consider yourself a lucky man indeed!
The swivels can be removed and screw holes repaired by a competent double-gunsmith. Brad Bachelder removed and repaired the holes in the bottom rib of the LC Smith Chain Damascus 10 gauge in the album at: http://www.parkerguns.org/forums/album.php?albumid=226 You might consider leaving the swivels and finding a nice European type sling for the gun. Your wife might appreciate being able to sling the gun over her shoulder as the two of you walk hand in hand back to your hunting truck... Mark
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Leave the swivels if they are of good quality. Fox, Parker, and Ithaca guns have been documented with factory swivels. Unfortunately, pictures of the guns with those factory swivels are not easy to find. In my experience, most factory swivels were of European style, less than one inch width.
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To swivel or not to swivel..I just finished restoring a Belgian hammer gun 16 ga that is so light it feels like a horse pistol.It has swivels which were appropriate for the gun and I bought a nice quality leather sling from Jeff's Outfitters . Last year in the Adirondaks we were literally going from tree to to rock to tree and would have loved to have had my gun on a sling across my back.
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