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12-30-2014, 07:33 PM | #3 | ||||||
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ugly Duck
Trying again.
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The Following User Says Thank You to wayne goerres For Your Post: |
12-30-2014, 07:37 PM | #4 | ||||||
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i would first try a solvent or paint stripper on a spot under the foreend
or naval jelly good luck and nice save- OR - sell it to Mills (for a premium) as a salt proof Parker
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The Following User Says Thank You to Rick Losey For Your Post: |
12-30-2014, 07:41 PM | #5 | ||||||
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Looks like it has been parkerized. No pun intended. It's really not that ugly IMO.
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The Following User Says Thank You to Daryl Corona For Your Post: |
12-30-2014, 07:42 PM | #6 | ||||||
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good going wayne...another parker that was lost and is now found...charlie
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12-30-2014, 08:18 PM | #7 | ||||||
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It is a parkerized Parker. I had thought of doing that to a gun in poor condition for hunting.
The barrels were probably bead-blasted or sand-blasted before going into the Parkerizing tank which puts a phosphate coating. If you have someone rust blue them they should be able to smooth out the rough finish and return to the original finish. Same with the receiver but you may lose the engraving to get it smooth before either leaving it in the white, bluing it, or case coloring. It would make a good field gun as it is. But you'll never get your money out of refinishing it unless you can do it yourself. |
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The Following User Says Thank You to Jerry Harlow For Your Post: |
12-30-2014, 09:46 PM | #8 | ||||||
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Strange but the first thing I thought of when I saw this gun was Mills. He said he lives in the middle of a big swamp. The old gun is kind of neat in an ugly sort of way. I may just repair the crack in the stock and use the hell out of it the way it is. This is my first steel barreled Parker.
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12-30-2014, 10:42 PM | #9 | ||||||
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I double clicked on the pictures of the frame and barrels.... you all should do the same to see more detail.
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12-31-2014, 09:18 AM | #10 | ||||||
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Funny. At least they left the wood alone.
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