Info on serial # 190094 from the serialization book erial #190094

[Christopher Graves]

Have the barrels been cut ?

[Christopher Graves]

Pics of the barrel this time.

[Jim DiSpagno]

From where I sit, no and upon closer examination, the termination line is barely visible at the very end. Beautiful gun. Use it in good healthy

[Christopher Graves]

Thank you for the response. This was my Grandfather's on my Mother's side.He gave it to my Dad sometime in the 1960s and he gave it to me in 1980. I wish I knew more of the story of where my Grandfather got it but he has been gone a long time. Dad died last year so there is no one left to ask about it. I do remember my Dad always loved it. It will be my Son's someday. Thanks again.

[Christopher Graves]

I do have one question about the trigger. I can't find much about it. Is it factory or aftermarket ?

[Dean Romig]

That is a Parker factory single selective trigger.

I agree with Jim Dispagno's assessment of the top rib.





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[David Noble]

I guess I'm the one in every crowd that has a different opinion. I do not see what looks like a termination line on the rib. It appears to be more of a chamfer
as done to remove a sharp edge after cutting, to my eyes. And, I cannot see defined keels, it looks more like solid lead solder.
I may be wrong and I will retract my opinion if everybody agrees that the barrels appear uncut, but I'm not convinced yet.
I'd like Brian Dudley, Edgar Spencer or Drew Hause to chime in on this. I would trust any one of their opinions.

[Bill Murphy]

What a great gun.

[Christopher Graves]

I took another look at the end of the barrels and can't determine if it is solder or steel. A magnet will stick but it does have the color of solder too.

They do measure 26" on the nose.

A family member was looking after the gun while my parents and I lived overseas in the mid 1970s. Dad went to get the gun back when we got home and found out it had been given to a local Parker collector to settle a debt. Dad called the guy right away and told him in no uncertain terms that the gun was his and we were heading over to pick it up.

When we got there he told us he had the barrels reblued. Maybe he had them cut down or who knows. He bought and sold a lot of Parkers and was the local expert and not some hack.

Dad took the gun and gave it to me on the spot. Guess the guy was SOL on the debt.

I will pass the gun to my son one day but I would be interested in an approximate value range with the reblue and possibly cut down barrels.

Any and all info and opinions are greatly appreciatted.

Chris

[Dylan Rhodes]

That’s a tough one. Cut is one thing, reblued is another. It will be hard to find an example of that configuration that has both modifications and sold recently, unless someone here keeps meticulous records on sale price of modified guns….

So that isn’t a very helpful comment, but I would start by researching the online auction sites for recent sales, not asking price, of the same configuration. My gut tells me that is going to be a project. Alternatively you could seek an appraisal for a nominal fee.

You’re going to get a wide range of responses that are all what that particular person would be willing to pay. It is not clear. Personally, I wouldn’t trifle much with it since it’s clear to me there are no plans to sell it. I would just tell your son it’s great grandpas gun and that should exceed the monetary value, I would hope.