Help with CH 12G Parker fore-end

[Peter Baxter]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

BREAKING NEWS.... Your Parker is not a Grade-4 but is a BH or Grade-5... maybe even a 6

What is your gun's serial number? There are loose forends hereabouts.

Probably 172668 - 172669 or 172670

Thanks for the help, the serial number is 172668 with a 5 below it. My question is in regards to it current value vs potential value if a fore-end assembly can be located? It is my assumption that all components of this shotgun would have matching serial numbers yes? So if the original fore-end is no longer in existence how does one support increased value with a non matching fore-end?

[Fishtail]

Well, the value of the gun with a non-number forend will be less than if it had a matching forend, for sure. But the value will still be higher than what it has now which is a non-numbers, non-wood, non-iron forend.

[Peter Baxter]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

OMG, Not another.

Please get some oil on that wonderful Parker to stop the rust and then get it to an expert to rid the gun of the rust.

The gun was treated with a coating of gun oil last night. The good news is that the existing rust is very superficial and will easily clean up with a high likelihood of no pitting at all.

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Larry Frey

Edgar,
As we have so often seen with Parkers there are always exceptions. The AHE featured on the cover of the autumn issue of Parker Pages had neither the gold grip cap nor a gold shield rather the owner requested his initials in gold on the trigger guard.

Here's another. Gold grip cap, with no engraving, but gold initials on the trigger bow.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=375077295

[Craig Larter]

Nice grade 5, only one I can remember with double game birds on the side and double dogs on the trigger plate----very nice-----certainly well worth putting it back together.

[todd allen]

Originally Posted by Peter Baxter

Can anyone be of help in regards to my Parker CH or grade 4 12 gauge that is missing the complete fore-end assembly? It is based on a #1 frame.

Being that it is based on a 1 Frame would make it tricky to find a replacement, I would think.

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by todd allen

Being that it is based on a 1 Frame would make it tricky to find a replacement, I would think.

While 1 frame 12s are less often seen, there are plenty of 1 frame 16s out there, so finding a donor fore end iron isn't impossible. However, finding a one frame fore end wood, which were usually fully checkered, though not all, may prove more tricky.
Even with a non matching fore end, If I found it under my bed, I wouldn't throw it out.

[wayne goerres]

I would probably put it in my bed.

[charlie cleveland]

wayne thats a good idea you got there...charlie

[Opening Day]

Originally Posted by Larry Frey

Didn't Eric recently have a high grade (A) forend for sale? If it was a 12 gage and still available it might be a good match.

I did have a forend it was a B grade (not an A like I first thought) it was sold to another Parker collector a few months ago. It was an ejector number 1 frame if I remember correctly.