Greetings

[Robert Crosby]

First off I'd like to thank you folks for creating such a informative and useful website. I've inherited a Parker and your website made it very easy to identify.
The Parker is a 20 gage, Frame 0, weight 3.7, grade V. The serial number 145968 has a build date of 1907.
I'll try to post photos in my next post.
The guns is in excellent condition, for something thats over 100 years old, but has probably not been fired in 40 years. The only serious issue it may have is a repair of a cracked stock god knows how long ago. Looks like a machine screw and nut that was sanded down.
My immediate question is that do you folks know any gunsmiths near Northridge, California that work with older shotguns. Northridge is in the San Fernando Valley just north of Los Angeles. I also acquired a Model 1912 Winchester 16 gage that I need to have checked out as well.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give and again kudos on a excellent website.

Robert

[Robert Crosby]

Here are the pictures

[Dean Romig]

That should be a great little shooter. Enjoy it!

[Bill Murphy]

Your gun is recorded in the Serialization Book, a fairly accurate reference, as a 30" gun with automatic ejectors. The automatic ejectors, if they are actually present in your gun. would add serious value. The fact that your gun may be "sawed off" would detract from its value more so. Pictures of your open gun at the breech would clear up the ejectors business. Pictures of the top of your barrels at the muzzle may clear up the "sawed off" business. That being said, if the picture of the rib at the muzzles does not solve the mystery, an accurate measurement of the bores and choke area would clear that up.

[Dean Romig]

Well, looking at picture #2 the barrels look long enough to be 30" and judging by how many times that 8 1/4" forend will fit along the length of the barrels from the breech forward, it almost fits four times. I'm going with original 30" barrels.

[Robert Crosby]

Thanks for the input. The barrels are 30 inches. I double checked. Also I don't have any idea what the ejectors would look like so i uploaded so more pictures that will hopefully resolve the issue. Thanks again for your help

Any idea what would this gun have originally be used for? I'm guessing bird hunting of some kind but my current knowledge of shotguns is limited,

[ch]

Looks like ejectors to me. Nice ol gun!

[Dean Romig]

Definitely an ejector gun Robert.

Incidentally, I like your French manicure!

[Robert Crosby]

The French tips are nice...a pain to keep up though
Again thanks for the info. I'm not real interested in selling the gun but how much might it be worth? A rough guess would be fine.
Along the same line would it be a good idea to get the stock replaced because of the repair job done.
Thanks

[Dean Romig]

Probably, in its present condition, around $3K.

There are a few things you could do to that gun, like restocking it exactly like the original stock but with dimensions that fit you, and having the frame and forend iron re-case colored... but don't expect those modifications to increase the gun's value by the amount you spend to do them.