w m parkhurst shotgun help

[toyboy]

Hi all.a buddy has a w m parkhurst shotgun.
Can anyone tell me the guage,years produced,type of steel and value.
Thanks for any help.

 

[tiriaq]

Gauge will be on the bottom of the barrels.
ca. 1900.
Laminated steel. A type of welded steel, less expensive than Damascus.
Nominal value. This is a typical Belgian gun of the sort produced in vast numbers for export.

 

[gunsaholic]

It's a low end Belgian gun with laminated steel barrels which is a low grade type of damascus. Can't tell you anymore without seeing the proof marks on the underside of the barrels. Value is around $150.00-$175.00 if it is shootable. $100.00 or so as a wall hanger if not. Many will not shoot old laminated steel barrels anymore and it is not designed for modern loads so a vary small market out there for something like this.

 

[toyboy]

Thanks for the info guys.my bud had another pic he sent me but it was the s/n [in the 8000 series]
I'll ask him to see if he can take pics on the underside of tge barrels.
There seems to be some proof marks ontop if you can enlarge the pic.

 

[gunsaholic]

Those aren't the marks we need to see. You have to remove the barrels and take them from the flat part of the barrels.

 

[toyboy]

Ok thanks.i'll have him do that and take some more pics.

 

[Brutus]

There were two versions of Parkhurst IIRC. The one pictured here made in Belgium and the other version made in England.
I know my English one has `Machine Made`etched on one lockplate.

 

[m-134]

I have one of these is 24gauge. neat little gun, however I need to make a proper fitting stock for mine one of these upcoming years.