Restored GHE 12ga
Hi Folks,
I am looking for some advice and wisdom on a Parker GHE 12ga that was recently offered to me for sale. It is a 12ga GHE with a beavertail forearm and single selective trigger. The gun has been 100% restored and looks brand new. I called Turnbull and was told that there records go back to 1999 and they do not show it in there records. I also called Larry DelGrego,however they needed the name of the owner and date that it was restored to find the record. The current owner is not the same as the owner who had the restoration done so I may have to bring the gun to DelGrego to have it looked at. Well long story short, I am trying to determine what is a fair price to pay for this gun. I have never ever considered buying a restored gun before, but when I saw this gun I fell in love with it, it is simply amazing.
My question is; if DelGrego did do the restoration how does it effect the value and how do I determine what a realistic value the gun has? It is a 12ga, beavertail forearm, single trigger, 1 1/2frame, 28" bbl. serial no. 1528xx and is 100% restored condition.
I have emailed the owner to ask for a file of pics and as soon as I recieve them I can try to post a few here for your input. As I previously stated, the gun looks like a brand new gun, absoultely beautiful! This is my only pic at the present time taken from my cell phone.
Thanks in advance. I would really like to own this but am a little scared of spending the money on a restored gun
Matt
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