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Howdy,

My background: I started working at a sport shop in Northern Michigan when I was very young. That's where I saw a Parker for the first time. I knew I had to have one. 30 years later, the Navy, college, a career, a family. I found myself at an auction in Missouri. The gun I came to see was up, everyone either ran out of money or fell asleep. I don't know, don't care. I got my first Parker. A P grade crafted in 1890. Original, not a single ding in the barrel, the stock has been shortened, professionally because the spur is still on the butt plate. Some use marks in the stock and forearm. Someone realized early on that they owned something special.

In talking to someone they led me to an extra set of barrels, they were parting out the Parker. I couldn't see the sense in that. I'm pretty handy and a whole Parker is far better than pieces of Parker. Now I have a project. It's a good start though. My question in dismantling the gun is how to get the safety latch and pin out of the broken stock? The pin turns and slides, but I can't see an obvious obstruction to removing it. The Safety latch is pressed in, what is the best method to remove it? The stock is beyond repair. It's an old break and is a mess. The only reason I don't just cut the parts out is that I need it as intact as possible to replicate it.

Thanks in advance.
Jeff