Are opinion changing on restoring a shotgun?

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Rich Anderson

I have a GH 20 with 30 inch damascuss barrels which in itself is a rareity. Doug Turnbull completely restored this gun to include recutting the engraveing. This was all done befor I bought the gun but I considered it in my offer which was substantilly less than the asking price but we came to terms and its a very nice gun. i see no harm is cleaning up an oil soaked stock, refinishing it and recutting worn checkering or haveing the damascuss barrels redone. Most of these guns are 100+ years old and a little TLC IMHO doesn't hurt them.

Rich, that is probably the most perfectly refinished Parker I have ever handled. It almost had me fooled completely.

[Alligator]

Guys they don't make them anymore! I have a Parker lifter 10 gage with some issues but mechanically it's all there. It's an 1878 with the keyed forend and beautiful fiddle back wood. The back end is about 70% and I plan to have Kirk Merrington work the barrels over only to the point of making it shootable. It is not going to ever be an as new restoration only enough to bring it back to 100 year plus old character marked rarity. Lee.

[C.O.B.]

Originally Posted by lee r moege

Guys they don't make them anymore!Lee.

Thats exactly why a little TLC will keep them around and serviceable for another 100 years.