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So there’s one opinion of $400. Does anybody think it could be higher?
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12-22-2022, 10:18 PM
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Well, this isn’t really an appraising service. It would be best to do some research of sales sites for similar guns in similar condition to determine a “value” yourself.
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12-22-2022, 10:21 PM
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Will do. Thanks, everyone for your input.
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12-22-2022, 10:21 PM
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How are the barrels, are they pitted inside? That is very important to value. At least the gun does not have cut barrels. The stock may be able to be repaired to hide the repair, but will cost a little. It is a 2 frame 12 ga which is fairly common. The recoil pad looks dried out and deteriorated. It may make a fine shooter, but not command any high price.
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12-22-2022, 10:28 PM
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The barrels look good inside.
It was my father’s gun and his very keen bird hunting brother used to borrow it because it shot so well. Thanks for your input. |
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12-22-2022, 10:38 PM
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Serial number 124870 was built in 1904. At that time the Quality VH was the lowest priced hammerless gun that Parker Bros. offered. There were more VH guns made than any other Parker, 12-gauge was the most common gauge, with 30-inch barrels the most common length. So, a gun in barely fair condition just doesn't have much market demand.
My father's waterfowl gun was the same gun, a 12-gauge, 30-inch, 2-frame, VH from a couple of years earlier and it still resides in my gunroom. |
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12-23-2022, 12:34 AM
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John:
If it would be of interest to you, there are surviving factory records on your gun; thus, you can obtain a research letter on it from this Association. The cost is $100 for non-members and Forum Associates but is $40 if you are a Member of the Parker Gun Collectors Association (which is $40 annually). I too have my father’s 12-gauge Parker VH, with 30-inch barrels, on a #2 frame. Ownership of it is enhanced for me by my having obtained a research letter on the gun.
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12-23-2022, 07:06 AM
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To me, the value of the gun is that it was owned and shot by your father. Is your father and uncle still alive? They may be able to provide an interesting history of the gun and how they used it. Do you shoot or hunt? My father died when I was a little boy and I would have loved to have had his Model 12, his only shotgun he ever owned.
The repair to the head may be sound ( or not), so the gun may still be shootable as is. There are gunsmiths that can hide/repair it--a new stock may be cost prohibitive unless you can find a replacement. What part of the country are you in? There may be members near you that could give you some advice.
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