Rock Island Auction and Parker prices

[Bruce Day]

Justin, good observations and a thoughtful post. I think Parkers are undervalued by reference to other guns of interest to gun accumulators. And maybe somewhat of a personal view is that the more we as individuals and as an association can do to encourage Parker acquisitions, to present this group as one that newcomers want to be a part of, to present the image of Parkers as a high quality gun and the PGCA as a high quality, gentlemanly organization, the more people will want to buy and be with us. People want to be a part of something that is uplifting.

I have been surprised about the volatility of the gun market. There are numerous examples, but one not associated with Parkers comes to mind. In the recent six months, French shotguns have been hot. Before that, they muddled along. There was a Shooting Sportsman article , a Double Gun Journal article, and then it was hard to find a French gun and prices increased dramatically. The power of advertising and group think among collectors was surprising to me. If we could tap into that with Parkers, well think of what could be. A few of us are trying to do our part and maybe people will see things in the coming year.