Need a Little Help

[OLD GEEZER]

Ben: Did your Grandfather have any other grandchildren that would be interested in this gun so you could keep it in the family. If he did the thing to do would be to give it to them. Thomas

[B. Dudley]

The dogs head buttplate is a curiosity since a DH grade gun would be standard with an SSBP unless ordered otherwise specially. Other grade 3 or higher guns have been observed on occation with a DHPB, so it is not an impossibility. One thing I notice about your gun is that the buttplate screw heads are not engraved. Grade 1 and 2 guns of this era would have engraved buttplate screws. So my thought are that if the DHBP was installed factory instead of an. SSBP, then the screws would be engraved.
A PGCA letter on this gun would be a great thing to get. If records exist, that could provide information about the buttplate.

[Ben Swilly]

Have no living relatives that are not "afraid" of guns.
Am no longer shooting so it's now just sitting in friend's gun safe.
Changed butt plate screws around and they now line up vertically.
Did not attempt to change the others (as Patrick pointed out - afraid of damaging the heads).

Any ideas on value?

[Pittypatdugan]

I saw Steven Cobb buy one like that from Asa Kelley for $2500, he being a dealer probably sold again for $ 3000

[Ben Swilly]

Thanks Pat.
Just needed an approximate value.

[Opening Day]

Originally Posted by Pat Dugan

I saw Steven Cobb buy one like that from Asa Kelley for $2500, he being a dealer probably sold again for $ 3000

I think that may be a little high, I would be around the $2000 to $2500 from what I saw at Housemans Shoot and the WI shoot the last couple of weekends

[B. Dudley]

And a major determining factor in value is confirming if that buttplate is original. Either with a letter or physical evidence. The underside of it can be a clue. The look of the wood under the plate might hint to it being factory or not. Also, sometimes the last couple numbers of the serial number were written in chalk or wax pencil on both the wood and plate on factory installations.

If the dhbp can be confirmed as original, and being a half pistol grip gun with good bores (by the looks of it) it MAY be worth as much as $3k to the right buyer. But I would not say any more than that.

[ed good]

gunbroker has a reserve auction feature, whereby you can list an item with a low opening bid and a high hidden reserve. say $500 and $2500. let it run for a few weeks and see what bids and questions you get. then relist it in as many venues as you can find, with a fair market retail price and see if it sells. if it does not sell, get back to us.

[C.O.B.]

You could just join the PGCA get a reduced cost on a letter and list it here in the Members Only for sale section of this forum. What better place to sell a Parker than here?

[Pittypatdugan]

Why not put on Gunbroker and let the market determine
The value, put a $ 500 minimum on it and let the bidding begin
As you said nobody in you family wants it