[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Arthur Shaffer

When I said it was like yours, I meant only that it was a Grade 3 Lifter 16 gauge.

I did notice in those tables that there were 4 28" laminate barrels but the total for the column was 5. The 20 ga column shows 1 27" and 1 28" but a total of one. I suspect the 27" listed as a 20 is yours and is in the wrong column. Then the column totals would be correct.

My gun was ordered as a Damascus but has Parker made laminate barrels serial numbered to the gun. The Research Letter bears out the fact that it left the factory with the laminate barrels. I have my own suspicions, after reviewing several sources, that Parker made little differentiation internally between the Damasus barrels and their internally manufactured laminate barrels. I believe they were very proud of them and used them later on several Dasmascus guns. In just a couple of hours searching I found several guns mentioned in the BB posts which fall into this category. There may have been more higher grade Damascus grade guns in this period that left the factory with laminate barrels.

This wouldn't impact your gun. With only a total of 9, counting the 27" you own (and assuming it is incorrectly listed as a 20 on page 290) there is a total known possible pool of only 9 laminate barrel guns if all the Damascus wereactually laminate, and yours would still be the unique one with the 27" barrels.

Art, in the world of Parkers, in order that all the pieces of various puzzles fit exactly where we think they should, we have to do a lot of assuming. There are many assumptions I have had to make so that things concerning some of my Parkers line up the way I would like them to. They are all quite logical assumptions but without actual factory records they are just educated guesses.

Thanks for bringing up the points you made.





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