Recent content by bud-burg63

I've seen those, they're nice, they have that tool up on the anvil like yours has.

That is really sharp!

It was left by the previous owner in the garage. I wish I would have taken before pictures, it was rusted up pretty bad.

From what I found it was produced somewhere around the mid 1940s early 1950s. perfect size for my reloading bench.

Something tells me there'll be more, was fun to do.

Very nice, like how you left the letters and rails unpainted. Yes, only vise. It was sitting in the garage along the wall. Left by previous owner.

Thanks, tried to match original color. Perfect size for my reloading bench.

Thank you, really appreciate it.

New to site and new to refinishing. I just refinished a Parker 83. I have been looking for information on this model to no avail. One thing I noticed was numbers stamped in the underside of the base on pictures. Mine doesn't have any numbers, only the Parker name and Meriden, Conn. Any info...

New to site and new to refinishing. I just refinished a Parker 83. I have been looking for information on this model to no avail. One thing I noticed was numbers stamped in the underside of the base on pictures. Mine doesn't have any numbers, only the Parker name and Meridian, Conn. Any info...

Hey folks. Looked at a few sites and this one best appealled to me. Been getting into simple restoration projects lately. Just finished a vise I had in the garage. A C. Parker #83 vise. Haven't been able to find much info on it other than pictures and it supposedly being rare. Don't know...

Hey folks. Looked at a few sites and this one best appealled to me. Been getting into simple restoration projects lately. Just finished a vise I had in the garage. A C. Parker #83 vise. Haven't been able to find much info on it other than pictures and it supposedly being rare. Don't know...