12 ga. VH Parkers in shooting (as opposed to collecting) condition are all over the market at $1000, plus or minus a couple of hundred. 16 ga. VHE in original condition might get $3000, but would have to be really nice. Cant tell without seeing the guns but they seem overpriced based on the description. I have several 16 ga. field guns, two Parkers, an LC, and an Ithaca. All weigh between 6-5 and 6-12 and carry much nicer than a 7 1/2 lb 12 bore imho. You wont lose money on a 16 ga. if you buy it prudently. (I shy away from English guns, as you can probably tell, not because they are bad guns, but because they are so variable in design and fit. Again, jmho.)
I just a quick google search and found eighteen 16 ga Parker VH-VHEs; $4,500, 4,000, 7,750, 2,850, 6,000, 2,500, 3,250, 4,000, 6,900, 4,500, 4,000, 2,800, 3,300, 2,300, 6,000, 2,250, 4,000, Trojan 2,400, and a very poor condition VH for 2,850.
I did find a nice shooter Sterlingworth with 28” barrels, 2-1/2” chambers for $1,400.00.
Admittedly a lot of those $5,000-$7,000 Parker’s are in good original condition, but the few I found under 3,000 are in pretty bad shape. I don’t need pristine, but I want a nice looking gun. I don’t mind a gone-grey action, but no pitting please. Same with the barrels, no pitting and at least 60% original bluing, and the stock can’t be beat to hell.
