My 2cents are the Parker guns (with a few exceptions) aren't rare. Great condition one's are and condition is everything on making the difference between a VH 12 gauge for $1,000 with issues and the same gun with 80 % original case colors, mint wood and perfect bores etc. etc for $4,000. Buying the best condition (if you are a collector) gun you can afford is always the way to go because unlike the stock market or BP stock, they aren't going to drop in value.
PS. Now if you want a shooter and you want to drag it around and actually hunt with it, get that shooter for sure. For example, you don't see many mint Parker DH's in the duck blind in a salt water marsh on a nasty wet day. You will however find a few mint one's behind a good pointing dog down south pinning a covey of quail on a sunny fall day.
