My duBray-Connected Parker
 

After reading Steve Cambria’s excellent article in the DGJ I thought I’d post some information about my Grade 3 10 gauge ordered by Mr duBray in 1886 while he was stationed in Walla Walla. I found it at the 2018 Southern at a vendor set up next to the Fox Collectors. I had no idea it was a duBray gun until I received Chucks letter, posted here. What caught my eye was the rib. It isn’t a matted rib like I’m used to seeing on Parkers, it’s something else. I’ve shown this gun to a number of Parker collectors and no one has ever seen this type of file-cut rib on a Parker. The letter confirms this with the notation referencing “chase rib” in the letter. If anyone has seen this type of rib matting I’d like to hear from you. Thanks

I have seen this gun personally and the rib matting is truly impressive. It is the only example of this style of matting that I have ever seen personally. It is more of a very fine knurling on the whole surface of the rib.
This was a sort of transitional operation that was used to matte ribs before Parker used their typical cut method of matting the ribs.

I am sure not many guns were made with that type of matting on them.

I’ll add that it’s a #4 frame.

Sounds like a duck gun, more pictures please. Thanks Craig

Never seen anything like that before, it sure looks real nice in the picture. To my eye it even matches the Damascus pattern somewhat. Congrats on a great find.

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Here is a photo i had of it.

This is the makers mark. The matting is so fine you can hardly see it.

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This view across the side of the rib shows the fine marking.

You posted somewhere a few weeks ago about this gun and when I talked to Patton after that he told me it was very nice !

He didn't quite do it justice :cool:

Beautiful rib. First one I've seen.

I understand we are discussing Ed's spectacular rib, but FWIW Brian's image show that the top rib extension is an untwisted laminate, while the rib is (likely) the same 3 iron D3 crolle as the barrel tubes; ground at a different angle.

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