Parker Laminated Steel Barrels and Guns
 

1878, 1879 Parkers with Lamainated Steel barrels, a distinctive herringbone pattern.

The distinctive herringbone pattern of the barrels on that Grade 4 are known as English Laminated and are visually different from other known "laminated" barrels. The Laminated Steel barrels on Grade 1 Parkers are quite different as is plainly illustrated below.


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Dean, Thanks for showing that great gun!

The Bernards, high grade Laminated, Stars and Stripes, and all the stand out damascus patterns to me are the essence of many distinctive Parkers. Hope you like them as much as I do. Some 480 Bernards were made so if a person really wants to acquire one, even accounting for attrition, they are to be found.

Very nice, Bruce. My 1879 Grade 2 Lifter 10 gauge has 'Laminated Steel' barrels, also. They are in great condition and have the Herringbone appearance. The gun has been restocked and needs some TLC.

Beautiful, just beautiful. I learned my lesson in another post, and won't ask how to visually identify "laminated" barrels. I've seen examples all over the map (and I'm not unfamiliar with "patterned" steel in swords, as a collector).

I'll leave it to the experts! Thanks for sharing the knowledge and the pictures!

I wish I knew what the pattern looks like on my little PH grade Laminated 20, but it's a little on the brown side.

"Laminated" on a PH?? :shock: I thought the PH's had Twist Steel barrels.

Dean, it's a nice little all original 0 frame 28" PH 20 with barrel rib marked "Laminated Steel". Picked off a young lady's table at the Baltimore Show about three years ago. Nope, never saw one before, couldn't resist. Mullins and Price found 20 Lam1 hammerless guns, but didn't say how many were twenties. My guess would be about one.

What luck!! I'd guess "about one" also.

Though the rib is marked "Laminated Steel" have you verified the barrels are in fact laminated and Parker Bros. wasn't simply using up the "Laminated Steel" ribs?

Either way, it is a rarity.