I seem to have a nack for finding lemons lately. I came across a 16ga Parker VH in the most unlikely place today. If I remember correctly, the serial number was in the 126- range, 26" bbls, twin beads, front bead was a brass capped ivory bead, double triggers, splinter forend, pistol grip with a dogs head buttplate. The good news is the barrels were in pretty good shape with some light frosting down both bores. The bad news is the receiver has been blued, the lever is left of center and the barrels are slightly off face. A piece of regular paper between the barrels and breech face was almost too thick when closing the gun. I think I can get it for $600 but have no idea if that's reasonable given the condition. I'm just getting into American guns and could use some advice here. Should I be walking away from this one?
If the receiver had the same patina as the forend iron, it would have been a nice looking gun. It's a shame they covered it with bluing.
