I stopped into one of my area gunstores yesterday.It sometimes takes in nice doubles on trade, although the owner often takes them home to add to his personal collection. I wouldn't consider him to be a "Doublegun Guy", such as the members of this board.
He recently traded for a Parker Grade 2 hammergun, with a #1 frame size. Nice gun, he'd initially thought it was a 20ga, it was so light. It's about a 10% gun, with C/coloring only on the underside of the forend iron. Nice candidate for restoration. Wood is sound, action is tight, checkering still distinct, and engraving is in nice shape.
The problem was the barrels, he was convinced they were covered with " Patina" and were in very good shape. I pulled the forend and showed him the visible 3 iron crolle underneath, and attempted to explain to him that the barrels were covered with an even coat of rust, as there would be a brown pattern visible if they were showing patina. When seeing this type of rust on tubes, there is almost always small pits underneath, probably growing deeper every day. A concern, especially on a gun with very light tubes. I'm still not sure if he believed me or not, after all, he does own a Gun Store. People who acquire these guns should at least make an effort to understand how to preserve them.
Regards
Ken
Last edited by Ken61; 01/27/17 04:59 PM.
