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A reader of my newspaper column just brought a Parker B grade less the barrels to my house. He knows the location of the cut original barrels though they are not with the gun. The gun has been restocked in American walnut but has the original forend wood. The case colors are quite strong, there is no rust or pitting, the original barrels are said to be in very good shape and the forend is in quite good condition.
He plans to call me and give me the frame number off the barrels (it looks like a #2 frame to my eye). I know something about Foxes but I’m pretty dumb about Parkers. How hard would it be to fit a set of barrels off another gun to this gun. The dolls head would complicate things quite a bit wouldn’t it?
Would it be economically feasible to do this given the high grade of the gun? I wouldn’t even consider it with a V grade.

I fit another set of barrels to my wifes Parker- took about one hour. The gun was a model without a wear plate on the barrels and the new barrels came from a latter gun that used a wear plate and didn't have it. So it also took some time to make a wear plate and fit it. The dolls head was no problem with mine. I did it because the cut barrels were twist damascus and the new one was a nice pattern damascus which I have sent out to Dale Edmands to redo. She'll be able to shoot skeet with the cut 26" barrels or SC's with the 30" ones choked IC and LM. Go for it. Paul

I would use the original cut barrels, have them sleeved by Kirk Merrington in Texas or by someone who does that kind of work in the UK. I would try to find a Parker rib from a set of damaged barrels so the rib, although not original to the gun, would be a Parker rib. A set of barrels from another gun would always be "non original" just like the sleeved barrels, and would not have original serial numbers or the perfect fit of the cut barrels. You should post the serial number of the gun so that the original configuration of the gun can be determined and maybe someone on this site can give you some assistance. Bill Murphy

Thanks Bill,

746xx is the number. So sleeving and refinish would be around 3K.
Would the gun be worth it since it also has to be restocked? I know nothing about the value of guns in the higher grades.

Dick

Call Dewey Vicknair at 717-626-4226, he can help you restore this "B" Grade Parker SXS. See his website at --

http://www.vicknairrestorations.com/Doublegun_Restorations.html

What "eightbore" suggested is a very good way to go with this restoration. You could bring this Parker to THE SOUTHERN SIDE BY SIDE in April of 2009 and have Toby Barclay from England look it over for you. He may be willing to do one of his SLEEVING MIRACLES for you. You can see his work at ---

http://www.heritageguns.co.uk/hgframset.htm

Good Shooting To You All, Jent

jentpmitchell@msn.com

Go to the PARKER website and type in the complete serial number and see what pops up.

http://www.parkergun.org/

Bill - Why would you recommend sleeving the barrels? If in good condition they would still be usable even if shortened. Ed Blake

Down to about 24" they would be acceptable as is. Shorter than that, I would sleeve them. I probably would not restock the gun if the present restock was not too bad. The value of the gun as a non original gun probably would not benefit from the total cost of both jobs.

Thanks for all the help, guys,

The barrels are really short, not like 24" The frame is a #3 frame, yup, it's a 10 gauge made in 1892.

How does 10 gauge affect value. It might be a plus in a collector gun but restocked and with sleeved barrels, the guns value would be more as a shooter.

Dick

Dick, I would be interested in a #3 frame B Grade receiver with a bad stock. PM me or email me at wilmrph@verizon.net If you look up "project gun" in the dictionary, my picture is there.