Chuck, from what I have seen, Brian is 100% right. The bluing isn't hard to remove, its what isn't left underneath that would make me shy away from a blued Parker. These guns were blued by people who didn't know or didn't care about Parkers, so the engraving gets buffed out and the corners get rounded. So you get the blue off, then you have to pick up the engraving and you never get the detailed edges right, then you get new case colors over, and you have a $2000 bill if you want the cc's done by somebody good.
I suppose there would be situations where it could work out economically, but for most guns bluing relegates them to the field gun use and keep using class. If a fellow was just looking for a beat through the brush gun, then a blued frame Parker might be something to consider.
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