Parker Reactivating Potential?

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A friend inherited his Grandfather's Parker side by side, but before passing it along, some concerned relative had it "deactivated".
I fear I know the answer, but I'd like to hear your opinion on if there is any practical way this gun can be returned to safe shooting condition?
The action opens and closes, and the gun comes apart as it should (it also swings and points beautifully!)

There are slugs spot welded in each barrel, and the face of the breech has be coated over the firing pins based on my quick inspection. Pics are attached.

He would like to get into hunting, and use this gun again. Thanks for any help or suggestions.

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Oh my! That is painful.

What grade of Parker is it? There were several, and honestly not all are the highest grade.

Consult a knowledgeable gunsmith. Those slobbers of weld don't look irreversible. Some skill and attention to detail will be required. A TIG welder and grinding can fill in any low/high spots. But any restoration will have to be approved by the RCMP firearms lab. It is highly illegal to privately re-activate a previously neutralized firearm, but there are processes.
 
I'm sure it can be done by a competent person, but it may not be worth it by the time you replace the firing pins, and have all the labor required to bring it back.
 
The main question is why, when there are so many other better options for firearms out there.
 
Welding like that, penetrates well into the steel beneath the weld itself, and generates a lot of heat, rendering it quite a mess to try and clean up.
Anything is possible, if one plans on getting his wallet out.
As suggested, this would be money better spent pursuing a gun similar to the original?

R.
 
gunrunner100 said:
Sadly, not worth the expense and aggravation.
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But it may be worth a civil suit if the gun was "in writing" willed to the recipient without a "deactivation" order and some panty-waist relative took it upon him/her self to have the gun "devalued" with no authority to do so. Might not realize enough cash to "fix" this gun but it certainly wouldn't be out of the realm of possibilities to gain enough to purchase a perfectly good working specimen.

And Maple-leaf how can it be "illegal" to repair a non restricted that the RCMP has no jurisdiction to deem non-repairable. If the new owner (and we have "reasonable grounds" to suspect this as he wants the gun for hunting) has his PAL he is perfectly within his right s to have it resurrected.
 
I don't think it would be particularly difficult to remove the plugs in the barrel. Cautious work with a Dremel tool might eliminate the weld. Keep in mind that the weld probably extends 1/8" into the chamber plug. If that does not work, mount the barrels on the cross feed of a lathe with a series of drills in the chuck and drill out most of the plug, then back to the Dremel or something similar. If the plug is hardened, with a bit of luck a carbide end mill in the lathe will penetrate it. If my memory is correct the firing pins on a Parker are part of the hammers and could be rebuilt

the more I think of it, an end mill in the lathe chuck might be the best route to remove the weld

cheers mooncoon
 
fingers284 said:
But it may be worth a civil suit if the gun was "in writing" willed to the recipient without a "deactivation" order and some panty-waist relative took it upon him/her self to have the gun "devalued" with no authority to do so. Might not realize enough cash to "fix" this gun but it certainly wouldn't be out of the realm of possibilities to gain enough to purchase a perfectly good working specimen...
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Really? Isn't there enough "something for nothing" going on?:mad:
 
maple_leaf_eh said:
Oh my! That is painful.

What grade of Parker is it? There were several, and honestly not all are the highest grade.

Consult a knowledgeable gunsmith. Those slobbers of weld don't look irreversible. Some skill and attention to detail will be required. A TIG welder and grinding can fill in any low/high spots. But any restoration will have to be approved by the RCMP firearms lab. It is highly illegal to privately re-activate a previously neutralized firearm, but there are processes.
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Yes, unless, it was deactivated with paperwork. To have a professional rework this will be costly due to the amount of time that will be involved. After cleanup, either TIG or laser weld.
 
fingers284 said:
But it may be worth a civil suit if the gun was "in writing" willed to the recipient without a "deactivation" order and some panty-waist relative took it upon him/her self to have the gun "devalued" with no authority to do so. Might not realize enough cash to "fix" this gun but it certainly wouldn't be out of the realm of possibilities to gain enough to purchase a perfectly good working specimen.

And Maple-leaf how can it be "illegal" to repair a non restricted that the RCMP has no jurisdiction to deem non-repairable. If the new owner (and we have "reasonable grounds" to suspect this as he wants the gun for hunting) has his PAL he is perfectly within his right s to have it resurrected.
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Good point.
 
Its nice when the guns get passed down to someone who will cherish and look after them. I got my first shotgun given to me by an uncle, I'll never part with it.
 
Brings back memories.
When I was in my teens ( a very long time ago) I was dating a gal. We got back to her home one night a little after curfew (remember curfew) to find her dad sitting in the kitchen with a shotgun across his knee. Can you guess what was going through my mind? He gave it to me! It was just a run of the mill 12 gauge single, but I would not have valued it any higher if it had been made by the best of the London gun makers. On second thought, it did have a tendency to break down when fired.......
 
a bit of added incentive to reactivating the gun is that it appears to be an in ejector model. There appears to be a line dividing the right and left halves of the extractor

cheers mooncoon
 
Lots more applicable knowledge over on the Doublegun Journal forum.

Like as not, a couple of the guys there have some of what you might be able to use to renovate that back to useful condition.

But in a general sense, it's never going to be original, it's already well worn, and like as not, when it was welded up, it was just another 'old gun', seen as more of a liability than a asset. Consier carefully the amount of time and effort you are willing to spend on it.

Mostly, I would suggest that if you are not able to do it yourself, it is not like to be worth the outlay, but you gotta decide for yourself.
 
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