Parker gun found in walls.

[edlinder]

Hi,
During a recent remodel, a Parker Shotgun was discovered up in the soffiting. After some research on this site, I have determined it's a grade 0 (V) with vulcan steel barrel, made in 1912 (serial number 158787).

Pics are at the site linked below. I am curious to know what an approximate value would be, and what sort of restoration would be possible without diminishing the value. I think it's been sitting in the soffit for decades.

thanks in advance for any help...


Pics

[OH Osthaus]

would you people stop tripping over this stuff

On another board there have been Pennsylvanina rifles found in attics, John Alden's wheel lock was found boarded up in a wall and now Parkers in Soffits.

We live in a very old house and all we find are small old bromo bottles ( an old man born in the house in the 1920's told us his grandfather took one after every diner and tossed the bottle into the weeds - guess grandma wasn't much of a cook )

nice find and welcome to the board

[Dean Romig]

It happens -

In about 1957 or 1958 our minister's son and I were snooping around in the attic of the parsonage and we found a stash of muskets and flintlocks - 7 in all - under a floor plank, wrapped in oilcloth. They were probably hidden there just after the American Revolution.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Rick Losey

John Alden's wheel lock was found boarded up in a wall and now Parkers in Soffits.

Coincidentally, my oldest granddaughter is directly related to John Alden through her paternal grandmother. My granddaughter's name is Isabella Alden Woods. Massachusetts roots all the way back!!

[Bob Jurewicz]

The gun does not look very bad. A clean up is all I would do. With a value $2000 to 2500 restoration would be a waste of $$ never to be recouped.
Bob Jurewicz

[J.B. Books]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Massachusetts roots all the way back!!

You know us natives up here in NH don't think that is exactly something to brag about

[Dean Romig]

Not the politics... the history!

[King Brown]

That's right: the history. Of the British North American colonies, few have a richer history than Massachusetts. It's a fact that there are more citizens of Nova Scotia descent living there than our population now, a refuge from hard times when fish weren't on our shores, and for those seeking higher educations. The Red Sox are our favourite team.

[Dean Romig]

And they're doing pretty well right now too.

Better than them Damn Yankees

[Autumn Daze]

Yup sure Romig.....We'll see who's on top come September....And yes I know you were baiting me.... Go Yank's!