Please HELP ...Low Serial 10ga Parker

[David Rios]

Thanks for that pic of the forend I see the serial number I didn’t notice before here are the pics and I placed upaside the stock to show the color of them both. Wow great info. I noticed in the pic of all the shotguns not all shotguns had the shield.

[Pa SxS]

David, please accept the opinions of the real "experts" on this site. The buttstock is not original or if it is, it's been so highly modified so as to not look like anything Parker made. The forend is probably original judging by the age of the wood on the underside. A grade 0 gun would not have had checkering. Also, most of these guns in that serial number range had straight stocks. One last picture of the trigger guard tang with the serial number may help to find out if it was a pistol grip originally.

If you order a research letter, it will not answer any of your questions. All you will find out is the gauge, barrel steel, barrel length, and weight. You know most of these things already.

Most here don't like to place a value on guns but your gun isn't worth much. If it were mine and it's a heirloom handed down from my great grandfather, I'd want to keep it in honor of his memory.

[David Rios]

Thank you so much for the info again I am learning. I will check for the serial number on the stock is this difficult to do I don’t want to get into something not knowing should I take to a local gunsmith for verification? The pic that TX provided I see that a couple look very similar the pic is not clear. Would anyone happen to know a member in the Orlando area that I can get a hands on look at the firearm. I know sometimes pictures don’t do justice. Or is there a place I can ship to for a evaluation. I may just keep it is a beautiful firearm and shoots well. Thanks for the info your awesome.