1902 Parker VH plus Family heirloom

[Pittypatdugan]

I had a VH 16 that had the barells
hot blued and it shot fine for a while
maybe 250 shells and the top rib came loose. That means both ribs have to be relaid correctly and rust blued as the hot blue process ruined
my barells

[Richard McCarter/MacMarine]

Hello again and Thank You to the few responses to date. I was not looking for pity on this item. I am parsing out old family guns on 2 sites as MacMarine. I do prefer accuracy and honesty so wanted to know more about this. Admittedly I did have higher hopes with this one but had suspicions that it looked too good to be true. My dad and uncle were the big gun collectors. He probably picked this up as is from an old farmer on his Insurance Route. My job was slugging through the brush with the old Ithaca and the good ol' huntin' dog for small game. They begged me hard enough to go hunting Once after returning from Nam in '70. I Still enjoy tagging the occasional groundhog or starling but that's it. So at 68 these will hopefully never be needed. I did have a classic double gun dealer here to look things over and he has, to date, accurately offered half of realized value for each gun. Guess I should warn him about this one for which he offered 1000. Presumably I did fight for everyone's right to an opinion. In the end, it's worth whatever it goes for and a general range has been established ... Thanks again ; RM