Parker # 2 for me..... help please! - Page 2

Bill Murphy · 10-03-2012, 08:43 AM

Nice original PH grade with coveted fishtail lever, and great wood to metal fit indicating that is has probably never been taken apart or messed with. It has been hunting a few times and the resulting wear should not be corrected. The forearm repair should be left as is because it would cost a fortune to correct. It should last a lifetime. If the barrels are still 32" and clean and relatively unpitted inside, this should be a superior shooting gun. The old Jostam pad gives the gun even more character.

George M. Purtill Member #28 · 10-03-2012, 08:44 AM

I agree with Bill- that pad is sweet.

johnmac · 10-03-2012, 11:56 AM

well I ended up and about 1500$ for it.....

the other 1 I had was in relic condition but it was a few steps underneath in invincible! had no stock no 4 and but it was a hammer Gunn and the locks screws most of the engraving was still good... I ended up selling it for 2 K+ another thing is I did not take these pictures I will not have the gun in hand for a few more hours . I was told that the lengths of the barrels for this particular gun is an oddity... now don't quote me on this but I think that he said they were 32 inches, I'm not even sure if that means anything....and again I could be wrong about the length of the barrels, but will measure them myself when in hand.

Bill Murphy · 10-03-2012, 11:58 AM

The screws are pretty exceptional for a gun with this much wear and use. This gun is something of a time warp, or "picture of the past". A serious collector would leave as is. The #2 frame, very heavy weight barrels (4 pounds, 12 ounces before final striking), and 32" length are all desired by modern vintage gun shooters. 121 years old, wow.

johnmac · 10-03-2012, 12:03 PM

well it sounds like I did okay for the price that I did pay.. and once again this evening , I will take and post some superior quality photos ... now as long as nothing breaks or goes haywire I might actually get to keep this 1 !

Dean Romig · 10-03-2012, 12:37 PM

I like the old Jostam pad very much. You don't see many of those with the fluting on the sides anymore... very nice.

johnmac · 10-03-2012, 05:34 PM

thank you to everyone for the positive comments especially for the information. I greatly appreciate it. good news is the pieces now in hand! so there's no going back! now all that's left to do is research what kind of investment I have made.....

johnmac · 10-03-2012, 07:56 PM

just measured it and they are 32 inch barrels.... can somebody give me some background shed some light on that. I'm under the impression that that is pretty rare ..

Dean Romig · 10-03-2012, 08:47 PM

Not so much that it may be rare or unusual but that it is desirable to long-range shooters for it's barrel weight and length.

johnmac · 10-03-2012, 08:57 PM

Long range shooters eh? I was under the impression, this it was nots safe to shoot barrels of this age made from this type of steel ....

also um just got off work and I'm tired as hell but I'm going to try my hardest to get you guys some really good photos, because this pics that I posted from the original owner make this gun look like crapola! in hand it is a work of art ... the engraving the wood hell is a couple of you said it looks like the screws have never been touched ..