Parker Desirability

[Brush Buster]

Gregg ,In my eye ,there is nothing prettier on an old Shotgun than a nice set of Damascus Barrels and especially the Bernards as Dean says ,but you must be careful in your purchase ! I have no idea which of the many Parker Damascus Barreled guns you are looking at on GB but this really doesn't matter , which ever gun and seller you choose to purchase any Gun ,but especially the Damascus / Twist etc. make positive you are able to return the Gun upon inspection ! The Primers and Powders used when these type barrels were new were very corrosive ,and tended to pit bores and chambers , which at times if the guns were not cleaned regularly led to deep pitting and caused sellers in todays market to have the bores honed to look new and shiny . My thoughts are this ,always immediately measure barrel wall thickness mainly to make sure the gun is safe to shoot and also to not pay a high price for what appears to be a good solid gun only to find out later the barrels are shot by deep pitting or ruined by honing and you are stuck ! Really none of my business , just a suggestion from experience ! Good luck with your purchase ! Best ; Russ