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Unread 10-16-2019, 08:04 AM   #5
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I would not call the Barker guns “knockoffs” as they do not bear the Parker name. The only way they may be mistaken that way is by someone with poor eyesight.

To call any of these guns a “knockoff” is a little of an assumption. They likely were named for a maker with the name Parker. And I do not know if the actual intent was to deceive uneducated buyers to think they are getting a better gun at a lower price. The name is the only thing that could be considered a “knockoff”, as the guns designs were nothing like that of Parker Bros.

Basically the easiest way to know period is that a Parker Bros gun was never build in Belgium or England. So, there you have it.
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