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I just traded for a VH Parker 10 guage. It has no safety,#4 frame and 32 " barrels , choked x-full& x full. What have I got?
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A very desirable gun. Probably a duck / goose gun.
Sure would like to see some pictures.
Best,
Mike
I am glad to be here.
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You have an uncommon Parker, a steel barreled 10ga. Most 10ga guns were built on a 3 frame, I wonder if yours is a late gun from the Remington era and chambered for 3 1/2". If so it would be rare. The lack of safety is surprising since by the time your gun was built 10ga were banned from trap and pigeon shooting. More pictures and details please.
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Do you possibly have a Parker with exposed hammers? How did you determine the VH grade? Tell us a bit more, like the serial number and markings on the flats of the action and barrels with the two parts separated.
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The gun is hammerless,weighs 8 lbs. It has been used a lot as the checkering is worn as is the bluing. serial number in the 106000 range.
Iam wondering if I should get it refinished?
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If you do decide to refinish it, and since it's current condition wouldn't normally qualify it as a collector gun, you might also consider having a safety fitted to it. I did this a few years ago on a 12ga. Del Grego did the safety.
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We would sure like to see pictures of the barrel flats and #4 lug marking. I have not seen a #4 frame hammerless gun in fifty years of collecting Parkers. Is the rib marking "Vulcan Steel" or is it devoid of a rib marking?
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Do you possibly have a Parker with exposed hammers? How did you determine the VH grade? Tell us a bit more, like the serial number and markings on the flats of the action and barrels with the two parts separated. 
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Bring it to The Big Reno Show, but keep it hidden under the table until I get there Don!!
Dave
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For a ten gauge gun with 32" barrels and if the #4 barrels were the heaviest made, 8 lbs. seems awfully light.
David
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