8 gauge

[Robert Sziemkiewicz]

I finally got lucky!!! Time and time again someone always beats me to a great deal but not this time. I hit the jackpot-an 8 GAUGE. I'll post pics this weekend. Even better yet, it is all there and all original.

[C.O.B.]

Congratulations, I look forward to the pictures. Now you will need a new quest

[Mills]

Good for you. I hope to complete my quest for one sometime soon.

[Dean Romig]

But is it a Parker?

[charlie cleveland]

looking forward to hearing about and seeing this 8 ga...charlie

[Fishtail]

Does lucky mean you paid $250 for it, or $25000?

[Robert Sziemkiewicz]

Yes, it is a Parker. Lucky means I paid $1,300 for it. The gun's bores are mirror bright and appear to be untouched. I was told the gun has been stored for nearly 70 years. The gun is brown with patina. Looks to be an easy restoration. If my scale is correct, the gun weighs just under 14 lbs.

[Robert Sziemkiewicz]

Would anyone know how many 8 gauges were produced by Parker? Curious as to the range of values of this gun since the Blue Book doesn't list 8 ga Parkers. It is a grade 3.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Robert Sziemkiewicz

Would anyone know how many 8 gauges were produced by Parker? Curious as to the range of values of this gun since the Blue Book doesn't list 8 ga Parkers. It is a grade 3.

192 8-gauge guns in all grades were produced by Parker Bros. of which only 27 were Grade-3 and only 10 of those were Titanic Steel barreled.

The last one, ser. No. 174013 was made in 1916.

If yours cleans up nicely and if it is in otherwise nice condition it will prove to have been a very wise investment and by today's values would likely bring a figure well north of $10K..... but there are a lot of "ifs" in the equation.

[Opening Day]

Originally Posted by Robert Sziemkiewicz

Would anyone know how many 8 gauges were produced by Parker? Curious as to the range of values of this gun since the Blue Book doesn't list 8 ga Parkers. It is a grade 3.

Yea think someone is fishing.....