Fair Prices

[6pt-Sika]

I'm curiouse to know what fair ballpark price is for damascus barreled Parker 10 gauge .

What I am asking is whats the most to pay for internal hammer guns in shootable condition !

V , P , G grades that are 50% with shootable bores and tight !

[George Lander]

Craig: It depends mostly on the condition especially the barrels, pits, wall thickness, dents, loose ribs, etc. I don't think that they made the V Grade in Damascus or in 10 gauge.

Best Regards, George

[Autumn Daze]

George, Parker did in fact make VHE guns in 10 gauge. They are later guns and are few and far between.There are about 20 of them documented with barrel lengths of 28,30,32 and 34.


Craig, Twist barreled 10's are available in P(N) grade and Damascus guns are out there in G(E)grade and up.

[6pt-Sika]

I've actually seen one VH in person here in Virginia that was for sale !

And like an idiot I let it get away as the guy wanted $1800 and the metal was very easily 96% !

And there was another on Gunbroker in the last couple months that I think was a V or P !

[Opening Day]

I've actually seen one VH in person here in Virginia that was for sale !

And like an idiot I let it get away as the guy wanted $1800 and the
metal was very easily 96% ! Which one, . or , been there..... Eric

[MarketHunter]

My magnum 10 gauge has V grade Remington barrels on it but they've been factory fitted on an older G grade action. Somebody must have had a damascus gun and then sent it back to the factory for a set of those new fangled black barrels that would handle those big long roman candle cartridges.


Destry

[J.B. Books]

I am not trying to be flip with my answer. You should to expect pay what you think is a fair price based on looking at and evaluating various guns that meet the criteria you are looking for. You will in relatively short order develop a sense of what a particular gauge, grade, and condition is going for depending on condition. These guns especially NH and EH 10's are well over 100 years old. They all generally have some flaws. Might be worn checkering, lack of barrel finish, cracked stock head, pitted barrel, off face, or a combination. Many of these things can be fixed so another trick is to know the cost of the repair and weigh that against the purchase price to figure where you'll be when the gun is "done".

Now you said, your criteria was shootable bores, which I take to mean some pitting and 50% and tight. I'll hazard an educated guess the range will be $800 - $1800 give or take. As condition goes up, so does the price. Here is an example of such a gun in that range, NH 10ga here:

http://www.stevecobbguns.com/amersg.htm

Good luck, another thing that can be hard to find in the old 10's is modern dimensions. Most of them were made in the era where shooters preferred a lot of drop.

[Big Friend Ten (BFT)]

Craig,

The Parker 10 gauge guns regardless of gauge are rising in value. The 2 & 7/8" "Short Ten" is a very effective cartridge which is becoming more popular within the Classic SxS realm. I think we have 10 active Short Ten shooters on this forum. The guns in shooting condition on the market, be they Parker, LC Smith, or Lefever, and others to include English guns, are not staying on the market long.

To add to what my 10 bore colleague Mr. Books stated, $800 minimum for a good shooter (mechanically solid gun, tight action, that needs NO repair) in 20% condition is not too much if you like the gun. If you find one cheaper let me know
A 50% condition 10 gauge Parker would be much more!

For what it's worth,
Mark

PS: Please consider spending $40 to join the PGCA. The collective advice provided in this thread will save you much more than that!

[J.B. Books]

There are just 10 of us? I am really enjoying the Remington 1894 10ga I picked up earlier this year. Overall I think the Parker is a better built and better looking double but the '94 is very pleasing to me and I am shooting it well this spring on crows.

http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthread.php?t=3477

BTW a 10ga VH(E) if you can find one again, if it's in any kind of condition it would be well beyond the range I gave.

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Pete Lester

There are just 10 of us? I am really enjoying the Remington 1894 10ga I picked up earlier this year. Overall I think the Parker is a better built and better looking double but the '94 is very pleasing to me.

http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthread.php?t=3477

You should try my pre 1897 W.C. Scott 10 !

I've shot straight rounds on both the skeet and trap fields with it as well as used it recently in the dove fields and the deer woods with very good results .

I also have an old Ithaca 10 gauge SxS with 2 7/8" chambers and fluid steel barrels . This one we've had for 30 years and I've yet to fire it although it's in very nice shape ! Perhaps later this spring !

The old W.C. I have belonged to my grandfather for 50 years before I got it . He had used it to shoot mainly turkey and hawks . Granted he shot hawks with it many years ago !