A Challenging Project

[VH20]

For some reason, when I look at those pics, the haunting theme from the movie "Titanic" is playing in my head...

If you put a blue-wash on those pics, I'd swear they were taken from an remote deep-sea submersible. Even the background looks like a sand-bottom.

Jim

[MarketHunter]

That gun reminds me of my old 32 inch '97 Winchester, it sorta looks like it might have been buried in the ground at one time. But it still shoots!

Destry

[Don Kaas]

Res-to-ra-tion... not a problem

[Greg Miller]

The rust can be readily removed by soaking the gun in moonshine. At that point, it should be safe to fire. These early parkers did not need barrels, as the cartridges were metal and that contained the shot.

As to the stock, after 28 days in Moonshine it will come out gleaming. The only caveat is that these guns must be kept in the dark. If you take them out in the light they will immediately revert to corroded. If you leave it in the box and do not look at it, however, it will be in as new condition.

As to a value, we should be able to digitally apply a Hilbert Transform to the image to recover the serial number. I have it from a reputable source who spoke to Elvis recently in a Laundromat that this gun was the very one Washington carried when he crossed the Delaware. I expect it will easily exceed the price for the Bo Whoop gun which also required some stock work after having been lost.

[Opening Day]

Greg,

You would waste good moonshine on this......

[Andrew Thompson]

This gun has surfaced on this site before. Found in a basement at a deceased in-law's, I believe.

[VH20]

Originally Posted by Eric Eis

Greg,

You would waste good moonshine on this......

Actually, I don't think he wasted the moonshine. Sounds like he found another use for it!

Jim

[Big D]

Extracting the oil from the stock with moonshine may make the beginning of a redneck "dirty martini"

[RJ Jose]

At least after seeing this relic, I feel better tackling a simple matter of cut off barrels and a bondo stock on a 16ga VH. That thing is a complete mess. I'd like to here what is the most extreme restoration on a parker you have done or heard about.

[Bill Murphy]

I still want it. I'm really disappointed about the barrels. I guess they were in fairly bad condition. On the positive side, the seller has a very liberal return policy. He only asks that the gun be returned in the same condition as it was sent! What could be fairer?