Expert assistance please

[David Noble]

Bruce, your GHE is quite nice! The condition of Parker shotguns is based heavily on the case colors. The pictures you provided are good but not ideal for determining the amount of case colors remaining. I realize that you are asking for opinions on condition and not value but the one usually leads to the other. Let's look at a scenario. One gun might have 95 percent finish on the barrels and wood but just 20 percent case colors and be valued at X amount of dollars. Another gun with the same 95 percent finish on the barrels and wood but also 90 percent case colors remaining could easily be valued at 3X! I think it's fairly clear that your gun does not have that high degree of colors remaining but the engraving looks sharp and the wood is outstanding. I hope someone here knows a qualified person in your area to accurately determine the condition of your gun. All I can say is that it's appearance is better than average.