Determing the value of a gun.

[edgarspencer]

Rich, You misunderstood my comment regarding the latch. What I was saying is it appears someone applied a gold wash to the latch lever. I'm sure that it was not replaced. This can be confirmed as it has the sn stamped to the underside of the body of the latch. They are durable, and while I have seen the small flat spring broken, even that is a rare occurrence.

[John Davis]

Rich, rest assured there’s nothing poor about a Parker and I seriously doubt anything has been repaired or replaced on your exquisite gun. And no one has suggested that it has been. Now whether or not it has been refinished is another matter and a hard call to make, especially when all you’re looking at are some pictures. For a gun like this one, you need an in person inspection by a very experienced and knowledgeable collector. And probably more than one.