1900 Parker sxs AAHE grade 7 rare find

[David Noble]

Bradley, please slow down. You have come across a Parker of significance. Do yourself and all Parker aficionados a favor and do your research and planning carefully or you could do more harm than good to this firearm. Stripping the nickle from the barrels and refinishing them is a very delicate process that MUST be done correctly. Most of the patrons on this board would take months if not years to start a restoration on a gun of this quality. It takes great skill to properly restore a gun like this one and there are probably less than thirty people or companies in the U.S. that are qualified (some may say ten or less). It will cost several thousand dollars to do it right and likely take several years. I do not know you or your financial situation but I would like to offer you this advice regardless. If you are not interested in spending the time to research the people that are qualified to do a proper restoration, spending the money to do it right, being patient for a few years to have it finished, then please sell it as is to someone who is willing to do all this. You and the gun will likely both be better off for doing this. You will profit considerably, and at a much faster rate of time. You could likely buy two or three nice but lesser quality guns to display for the money this gun is worth as is.
Please consider the old adage: Haste makes waste.
I am thrilled for you that you came across this fabulous Parker shotgun. Just enjoy it as it came to you for a time while you are considering how to proceed.
This is just my humble opinion, do not take offense as absolutely none is intended.