Parker No. 72405

[Gerald McPherson]

The issues that I see are; Cracked stock easy fix, chips out of left barrel {see last pics} can see something inside the bore in that area. The gun needs a gentle cleaning.The cc does not show in the pics and appears to be much more to me as over all the receiver is much darker than the pic show. The wood finish is good with a few light handling marks and I think it will clean up great. I beleive it has not been fired or cleaned in several decades. Thanks. Gerald. P.S. Anyone have experience with Briley tubes? Still Scratching.

[Gerald McPherson]

20 gauge 1 frame with tubes I guess would be a good route to go HUH? Also the gun is very tight and on face and the tubes ring very well.

[Gerald McPherson]

Jack: Do a thread search with NO Birds in NW Georgia and you can see my hunting ground. Gerald

[Snap Cap]

Gerald, that is a very attractive CH Parker. Do you have a means of measuring the barrel wall thickness in the dinged areas of the barrel? These measurements would be a starting point for evaluating the viability of the barrel and the necessity for tubes or sleeving. A larger number might not insure the ability to use the barrel safely, but a low enough thickness value or an apparent defect in a weld seam would send a red flag that new tubes would be needed. The tricky part is getting a mic with a fine enough point to go down into the "pits". Even if barrel work is required, it will still be a fine gun.

[Gerald McPherson]

No Fred I do not. I did notice the barrels were thicker at the choke ends than some damascus barrels I have seen. I wonder if there is a way the barrel could be repaired that would be safe. can material be added? Gerald.

[Gerald McPherson]

Dean; As I continue to look at the pics and enlarge them I am thinking the nicks in the barrel are more consistant with it maybe hung on a nail or something hard many times. The bores are dirty but looked good as for as pits. I don't much think dents have been raised. I sure would like to give the bores a good cleaning so I could for sure see what they look like.Also is the grip cap not silver and the triggers gold on c grades of that era? Thanks. Gerald.

[David Noble]

CH, 1 frame, Bernard steel, $3500, right outside your back door and a fishtail lever to boot!
Gerald, you've been living right!

[Craig Larter]

WOW! What a nice find----it's easy to get addicted to Bernard barrels---very pretty gun.
To me it looks like the barrel may have been touched by a rotating blade of some sort at some point. What does the gun weight? What is the engraving scene on the trigger plate. I was very lucky and picked up a CHE Bernard last year-----I was very fortunate as are you. Great and thanks so much for sharing and posting the pictures. Craig

[Gerald McPherson]

I don't own the c grade. It belongs to a neighbor who is joining PGCA and also sending for a letter which I reccomended. He was thinking about selling it on GB until we began to talk. Now he is scratching his head instead of me. Craig; It looks like a deer in the pics with dogs on the sides. Gerald.

[Harry Reed]

Hi All,
After input from Gerald and others in this group, I decided to have the C grade restored. My guidelines for the restoration was to keep it all original. No new wood, etc... Because the gun conformed to the Parker Letter, I didn't want to change any components. The pictures earlier in this post will provide you a "before" condition. With the conditions of the barrels prior to restoration I would have never considered firing this Parker. I can tell you now it has been fired, and what a wonderful treat it was. Some may disagree, but my enjoyment of owning this ole classic shotgun has gone up exponentially. From a closet gun to a working Parker!! Please excuse my camera quality, but taking photos of small defined objects is not my strong suit. Please feel free to post comments pro or con. This is how we learn as a group.

Harry