Guess I'm kind of a retread Parker owner - my dad had my grandfather's Parker, in fact that's what he shot the burglar with when I was 12 - but after he stopped bird hunting he must have sold it somewhere along the line -
Anyhow, I recently picked up a 1895 Parker and have been reading over the site -- it seems to be in pretty good shape, checkering's clear, has almost all its bluing and the engraving is sharp - SN 81452 - D on a No. 2 frame - there's a tiny check or crack at the base of the butt and the bottom screw on the buttplate appears to have been 'messed with' and either cross-threaded or undersunk - and the barrel says "Trojan steel" although all the serial numbers match.
Sure would like to learn from the experts here!
Hi y'all!
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