Merry Christmas! Would love opinions on this gun

[Kevin Watkins]

The serial number is 58883, and it is a size 1 frame. Here are a few more pics I have available currently.

Thanks for you thoughts!

[Kevin Watkins]

Also, am I to understand that the carving on the stock was likely done by my great-great grandfather, or that he had it commissioned? If that's the case, it certainly enhances its value in my eyes, even if it hurts the market value. That would be pretty interesting.

[Mike McKinney]

Given the fact your great grandfather did the work and the Parker has been in your family all these years makes it priceless. If the gun is fit, use it, if not hang it over the mantle and still be proud of it.

[Dean Romig]

Kevin, we occasionally see carved or decorated gun stocks and a great many of them were poorly done, only rarely seeing one as deeply and intricately carved as yours. IMO it was designed, laid out and carved by a professional furniture maker or gunstock maker trained in the old-style of Germanic or Black Forest ways. If your great grandfather was such a man then so be it, it may be his work. In any case, I think it is an extremely nice feature that offsets an otherwisw mediocre gun.





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