Parker GH 68088

[B. Dudley]

Yes, the price you paid is a very good one. It looks to be a solid and honest gun. Good screws. Not much color remaining. The barrel length is suspect and is likely cut. Your number is not in the book, but there are surviving records for a research letter. So that will confirm the barrel length for sure.
And the great bores would be reason to have wall thickness checked out to confirm no issues with shoot-ability.

[Donald Weber]

Thank you all for the kind words and encouragement. I joined the PGCA immediately and for now, with a budget that keeps "gun money" separate from house money, it'll have to stay the way it is. I agree with Mr. Campbell that this is an "honest"gun and therefore should stay that way. I'm not one to trample on years of careful use. I do have one small issue that perhaps someone can help with. The only flaw is a broken forend latch spring, which I have removed, but can find no one on the web with parts. This is a very simple repair. Any help is greatly appreciated.

[Big Friend Ten (BFT)]

Originally Posted by Donald Weber

The only flaw is a broken forend latch spring, which I have removed, but can find no one on the web with parts. This is a very simple repair. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Donald,

Thank you for joining the PGCA!!!

If you need a part for a Parker please start a thread in the PGCA Member's Only section in the Wanted to Buy forum.

List the following in the post:
A. Part needed (name)
B. Part number (see below)
C. Serial number of the Parker (part designs changed throughout the years of production)
D. Frame size (not needed for the spring in question but...)

Also, on the PGCA main webpage there is a menu on the left side of the page.
1. Scroll down and click on "Technical Information". The following will open:
http://parkerguns.org/images/parts.jpg
http://parkerguns.org/images/tech_2.jpg

Below the diagrams you will see a parts list:
1) Right-hand hammer
2) Left-hand hammer
3) Hammer stirrup
4) Main spring
5) Main spring plunger
6) Sear
7) Sear spring
8) Right-hand trigger
9) Left-hand trigger
10) Trigger spring
11) Top lever
12) Extractor
13) Cocking slide
14) Bolt lever, with roll
15) Square top bolt
16) Round top bolt
17) Roll
18) Roll pin
19) Top lever spring
20) Trip, spring and pin
21) Unhooking slide
22) Cocking crank
23) Cocking hook
24) Cocking hook pin and spring
25) Cocking hook screw
26) Safety pin
27) Unhooking pin and spring
28) Safety lever and jacket
29) Safety slide
30) Safety slide spring
31) Sear Pin
32) Bushing for tang screw
33) Fore end lock, complete
34) Fore end lever
35) Fore end tumbler
36) Fore end lever spring
37) Guard bow
38) Trigger plate
39) Fore end iron

List the part number from the above list. It appears that you need part # 36.

Please use the Wanted To Buy forum since WTB is a member's privilege.

Mark

[Kensal Rise]

Originally Posted by Donald Weber

The only flaw is a broken forend latch spring, which I have removed, but can find no one on the web with parts. This is a very simple repair. Any help is greatly appreciated.

This is a small flat spring, which leaves you two routes to go. The first is to have it micro-welded back together. This can be done easily and cheaply by a pro. The second is to check with one of our good members, Eric Eis. He often has a supply of Parker parts for sale, and may just have the spring you need.