Good Morning Michael ,I will tell you my opinion for what it is worth ,I believe you have a nice Family heirloom here for starters and your Parker doesn't look so bad to me ,First ,I would take care of the active rust by just cleaning the bores and with an oiled cleaning brush and then ,I would take a clean cloth with Ballistol or just a gun oil and clean the outside of the barrels , maybe I can't see so good but with the gun closed in the second pic. it really doesn't look off face to me . We have a Gentleman here that restores Damascus barrels and would be glad ,I am sure to take a look at you gun ,I would give " Brad Bachelder " a call , "616 459 3636 " and discuss sending the gun to him for inspection and you may be suprised ,for less than you think ,you may be able to have a very nice looking and functioning gun without getting involved in a full restoration ,which George mentioned in an earlier post ,would be more costly than the end result would be worth ,with that said ,I would believe your PH grade would fetch between $500.00 to around 900.00 ,in its present condition ,IMO ! Many of us on this Forum ,shoot our Damascus and Twist barreled guns once we have them checked out by a professional to be sure they are safe ! This is way too nice of gun to put on a wall and forget about ! Again just my opinion ,for what it is worth ! Best ; Russ
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