new member with an old parker

[Mike Phelps]

Attached are some more photos dissassembled. I'm curious what the stock on a good VH is supposed to look like. This does appear to be missing a lot of wood.

I am planning on cleaning this the best I can with Hoppes, then putting on a light coat of eezox. I'm not going to touch stock and hope I can find a used one or get one made.

[edgarspencer]

Other than a good cleaning, nothing horrible jumps out at me. A toothbrush and spray brake cleaner is one way, or if you have an ultrasonic cleaner, they work good too. Be sure you save the tang screw bushing and safety from your old stock, and save the old stock for a pattern, as you'll likely find a newer one that needs to be modified to fit. If it were me, I'd wait to find a good used one, rather than a new piece of wood that will scream "new".