28 Bore Parker Repro

[Grady Carter]

I have pruchased a 28 bore Parker Repro s/n 3714. I read some where that only 3500 of the 28 bore Parkers were made. I wonder how this one has the s/n of 3714. Anyone have any thoughts. Thanks, Grady

[John D.]

Hi Grady - and WELCOME!!!!

If you don't mind, I'm going to move this to the Reproduction Forum - as a lot of us have, enjoy and shoot these fine reproductions.. In that forum, you question may get better noticed, OK??

My thanks and welcome again!

John

[GH-16]

Grady,
I don't have my copy of the Parker story handy right now, but my current blue book states that there were 4,203 28ga DHE repro's.

I just wish there were records for the repro's like there is for the original Parkers. There's a lot of questions that need to be answered on the repro's. I'm still wondering if all the extra parts were actually destroyed after the flood, or if someone is sitting on them waiting for the right time. Similar to when galazan all of a sudden came up with all the A-1 specials in the white.

[Wild Skies]

Originally Posted by Grady Carter

I have pruchased a 28 bore Parker Repro s/n 3714. I read some where that only 3500 of the 28 bore Parkers were made. I wonder how this one has the s/n of 3714. Anyone have any thoughts. Thanks, Grady

The Parker Story reported that there were an estimated 3500 28-ga. DHE Repros built, but in a subsequent article written by Nick Sisley for Shotgun Sports Magazine it was reported that there were actually 4,203 of them built.

I would recommend that you read this article that is on the "All Albumns" part of this website. Here's a link:

http://parkerguns.org/forums/album.p...pictureid=1031

[nid-28]

My understanding of the Parker repro parts that were submerged in a flood is that the insurance company paid the loss, took the salvage and refused to sell the salvage for liability reasons and they--the parts--were destroyed. Insurance companies commonly sell salvage to recoup part of their loss. But NOT this time!!

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Bill Davis

Insurance companies commonly sell salvage to recoup part of their loss. But NOT this time!!

This, in itself, will add value to the Repros as time goes on.

[Bill Murphy]

Ya know, we have been talking about these 28 gauge Repros now for a few years on this forum. They went up in price until a two barrel set, common old DHE with double triggers and beavertail, sold for ten grand at Julias. Yes, ten grand. Now they have hit the tank, kind of like when they were trying to sell the leftovers at closeout prices. Let's get out there and buy what's for sale. What don't we understand about 4203 guns? I know what configuration I'm looking for and I'm going hunting.

[Dean Romig]

Bill, they "tanked" precisely because of the $10K Repro that sold at Julia's. Because of this one event the market quickly became flooded with 28 ga. Repros from closets across America all expecting to capitalize of the "new market" for them.

[Bill Anderson]

I didn't even know about the $10,000 Reproduction sale until this thread as probably many didn't know about it either who are looking at gun listings. On the internet & magazine listings like Gun Digest most all sales of all shotguns including Parkers, Repros, Win 21s, Smiths, Ithacas ,Foxes, Auto 5s, etc all have hit big downturns in sale price listings since the beginning of this year or earlier and I'd say they were influenced very little if at all by one sale. It's more of "I'd better wait to buy" attitude of the now economy, until buyers think it is safe to come out and spend again.

[Joe Bernfeld]

I never heard about the Jaqua's $10,000 gun either. I find it hard to believe that that one sale affected the prices much, if any. Sounds more like someone with more money than brains had to have it !