1881 Parker - inherited and trying to value

[Harry Collins]

James,

I purchased one in similar condition as the one on Gun Broker for $800. A gun store would offer you a few hundred dollars. If this Parker was handed down through the family it is priceless. Do you shoot waterfowl or sporting clays? If so http://www.rstshells.com/store/m/1-10-Gauge.aspx these are the only commercial shells available with appropriate length, velocity, and pressure for guns of your Parkers vintage. If you don't shoot just hang it over the mantle as your Great Grandfathers Parker. Again, priceless.

Kindest,
Harry

[Alfred Greeson]

As he said, priceless. No telling how much game it put on the table after the stock was repaired, you know it certainly made a family contribution during the depression years, when most families relied on the only shotgun they owned. No doubt, priceless.

[Researcher]

Milton, the gun your link goes to is a Grade 2 Damascus barrel gun serial number 12249. The OP's gun is serial number 21733 and is the lowest Grade 0 with no engraving or checkering and Twist barrels. The number on the barrel flat of the OP's gun is the Order Number 12175. The serial number on the barrel should be on the side of the barrel lug.

12249 01 Grade 2, 12-gauge.jpg

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by Dave Noreen

Milton, the gun your link goes to is a Grade 2 Damascus barrel gun serial number 12249. The OP's gun is serial number 21733 and is the lowest Grade 0 with no engraving or checkering and Twist barrels. The number on the barrel flat of the OP's gun is the Order Number 12175. The serial number on the barrel should be on the side of the barrel lug.

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Ah my mistake I thought he said the serial # was 12175 .
I though a E grade was a grade 2 ?

So his would be more like this one ?
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/868772103

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

Bear in mind that sellers pricing is always 2-3 times what the gun is actually worth. That is why they dont sell... for years.

Especially 10 gauges it seems , most the ones I look at have been up for years some over 5 yrs and sometimes longer . I love my 10 gauges but I see them as a niche gun for a already niche market .