Todd referred to page 17 or 18 down in Drews post about how Parker proofed barrels from a old Sears catalog. I realize it's a 1902 catalog and your gun is from the 1880s, but I'd have to think Parker Brothers put the same quality of work into all their guns. Drew has great post with lots of information that I always enjoy reading. I believe the 1902 Sears catalog info was from a reprint of that catalog, because I have one. I bought it because I like reading about how things were, and then to my surprise is the article about shooting Damascus barreled guns and how safe it is. I guess back then some gun companies were bad mouthing Damascus barrels as a sales pitch to sell their new guns with fluid steel barrels. I could be wrong but I think L. C. Smith was still selling Damascus barrel doubles around 1935 from old stock they still had.
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