New guy ,just found a Parker - Page 2

Double Play · 09-10-2010, 08:03 PM

Hi Chris,
Somhow I missed your original post. Please tell me how you determined the buttstock to be non-original. Did you look under the trigger guard to see if the serial number was stamped there? If it is the original stock then you should keep it even if you restock to your diamensions as that gun with the original stock would retain more value. Relativly few C grade guns were produced and Bernard barreld C grade guns are highly sought after. To aquire this gun for a mear pennance was fortunate on your part. Good luck with it and please do post some pictures when you can.

chris dawe · 09-11-2010, 05:45 AM

Hi Larry,I'm pretty sure it's not original, the checkering is poor ,it has a cheekpeice,plain buttplate and no there is no matching serial #......the people I got it from aquire most of their stock from europe,so I figure it found it's way over there somehow and someone installed the swivel stud's,cheekpeice stock ,and the awful rear bead as is customary with most european sxs gun's.
thank-you for your time
Chris

chris dawe · 09-12-2010, 11:52 AM

Hi fella's ,there's more pic's if you would like to take a look .....let me know what you guy's think .

Thank's again

chris dawe · 09-14-2010, 01:12 PM

It's been a few day's,I was wondering if any of you guy's had a chance to take a look....if so please let me know what you guy's think .

Thank's in advance.

Harry Collins · 09-14-2010, 02:03 PM

Chris,

I could not open the attachment to see the pictures. I have looked at the original and I must say you are very fortunate to have found a CH with Bernard barrels. If it were my Parker I would leave the sling swivels for the time being and just shoot the gun. I lived in Europe for five years and became almost dependent on a sling. I wish I had had swivels this past winter hunting duck all day in waist deep water. That #4 framed Parker got a little tiresom. I too would get rid of the "rear sight". There are some stockers out there that can make a duplicate of Parker work. You may be one of them. I would sure think about adding all that I could to bring this old girl back.

Kindest, Harry

chris dawe · 09-14-2010, 04:46 PM

Thank-you Harry,if you right click they should open .......I would love to get it up and running ,as I said earlier the bore's are nice and mechanically the gun is excellent...so really all is left is to get some low pressure stuff and have a go! the stock I will most likely start next year...I have too much on my plate right now.

All the best

Dean Romig · 09-14-2010, 11:23 PM

A PGCA Research Letter may show it to have been ordered with a hinged front trigger.

chris dawe · 09-15-2010, 03:50 AM

Jent you're right about the trigger's the front one is close(too close for my fat finger's

),up close they both look identical in shape and patina....perhap's when I get the stock off I'll see more.
Dean, the letter mentioned nothing about a hinged front trigger,although alot could happen in 114 year's !!!

All the best.

Dean Romig · 09-15-2010, 05:50 AM

Chris, if it was a hinged front trigger you would know it by the way it would be easily pushed forward to allow plenty of room to access the rear trigger.

chris dawe · 09-20-2010, 01:16 PM

So fella's ....should this gun be insured?....I don't want to sound green ,but when it come's to Parker's I geuss I am (this is my first)I paid very little for it,and for now I plan on just leaving it the way it is.(except maybe the buttstock)

Thank's again