Alderfers Auction in Hatfield Pa

[Grantham Forester]

I won't mention the name or even the initials of a major Midwest (near to where I live in Downers Grove) auction house, but the other day in a phone call, when I asked about smaller gauge Parkers, both the real ones and even the Reproductions as well, the rep. told me that at their last auction they sold a near mint AAHE .410 for $45,000. That seems strange, as my copy of the 35th. Edition of the Blue Book, on page 1457- shows only the AAHE in 28 gauge, but not in .410? Giving him the benefit of the doubt, Parker did apparently offer the .410 in the AHE grade however, a possible error??

In fairness, the Cabelas' gun libraries in IL also often describe a double as having ejectors, when in reality they are extractor guns.

My father-in-law hunts quail in FL in the Winter months- he is looking at a Parker Reproduction in .410- they fetch less than a Meriden Parker .410 of course, but are the Reproductions worth the current asking price?

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Originally Posted by Grantham Forester

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My father-in-law hunts quail in FL in the Winter months- he is looking at a Parker Reproduction in .410- they fetch less than a Meriden Parker .410 of course, but are the Reproductions worth the current asking price?

Your father in law might want to consider a CSM Fox in 410. I have no idea what a Reproduction Parker 410 would bring but I bought a very nice Fox FE for less than a VH Parker 410.