I'm going to respectfully disagree with my friend Angel. I believe you have an 1874 underlifter in possibly the $200 dollar grade and more than likely the $250 dollar grade. Reference the TPS vol 1 pages 235 to 240.
Diane, the $250 grade was the highest grade Parker made at the time and is both collectable and worth considerable money.
It would be very helpful if you could have better in focus closeups with better lighting. Take closeups of all sides of the receiver including the part that the barrels sit on. Take the barrels off and take pictures of the flats where the barrels contact the receiver. Take pictures of the rib inscription. Take pictures of the entire buttstock.
Measure the total barrel length when it is off.
The gun doesn't look in pristine condition but even in this condition is desirable to a collector. The more information on the gun, the better we can tell you what you have.
Congratulations,
Chuck Bishop
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05-12-2012, 01:17 PM
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