New owner to an old Parker

[Bob Jurewicz]

William,
Most here are reluctant to place values on guns. I'll wade in with an opinion based on your pictures. I would say that an insurance appraisal would be between $1500 and $2000. Next, the chamber originally were for 2 1/2" shells and would remain today if not lenghtened. The plate is factory on all Parkers except Trojans.
Enjoy your Parker. Your now bite by the "bug".
Bob Jurewicz

[William Boyd]

Originally Posted by Bob Jurewicz

William,
Most here are reluctant to place values on guns. I'll wade in with an opinion based on your pictures. I would say that an insurance appraisal would be between $1500 and $2000. Next, the chamber originally were for 2 1/2" shells and would remain today if not lenghtened. The plate is factory on all Parkers except Trojans.
Enjoy your Parker. Your now bite by the "bug".
Bob Jurewicz

Thanks for your reply,based on the serial number is there a way to learn what were the original specs on this gun ie chamber length, chokes, barrel length etc.
I have been shooting trap loads 2 3/4 with no issues.
On a different note as I have been looking at the post,s and pictures of other members, even though I am excited to own and shoot my Parker I see that on my particular gun it is like comparing a broken down 1959 Volkswagen (mine) to a Rolls Royce Phantom (some of the other members). There are some beautiful guns shown here.