Considering restoration

[David]

Made in 1876 12 ga 30 inch barrels it is a lifter gun with a pistol grip hope this helps

[Jim Snell]

The pistol grip part helps. Most of the rest I was able to get with a bit of research. I knew that parker bros shotguns were a bit of an item, but I only recently started learning more... Really my interest lies more towards preserving what's here though. Like, will I mess anything up if I take it apart and clean it like any other shotgun?

Thanks for the help David!

[Marion Wethington]

I have my father's Parker shotgun which I believe was given to him by his father. Both family members are no longer living so I have no age history. I emailed the Parker Bros Makers by going on their website but I have had no reply from them. They seemed to be the best choice in complete restoration according to my research. Are they no longer in business?