Where did you find that? I think you're leaving out a decimal point. I know
they're valuable, but not $100,000.00! Wish they were! I think I could sell it
-- which I ain't going to do -- for about $1,500.
Walt
--
"Anything more than 500 yards from
the car just isn't photogenic." --
Edward Weston
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Johann Thorsson" <johann@xxxxxxxx>
>
>
> Google estimates that a double barrel Parker goes for $40000+, another
> states $50000-100000. I hope you have it insured.
>
> J
>
>
> > I've still got the Parker, which is 119 years old now, but I'm not 82 yet,
> which was the age of my grandfather when I took the picture. And the Parkers
> were so well made that I don't hesitate to shoot it even now. They quit
> making them during WWI because they couldn't get the high-quality steel they
> needed. No better double-barrel was ever made. It's a marvel to hear it
> almost silently click together after being broken down and loaded, even
> after all these years. It's a perfect piece.
> >
> > Walt
>
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