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Unread 03-05-2015, 08:27 PM   #4
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Robert- unlike most of the Belgium junk with the Parker name we see, your gun's proof marks show it to be a British gun from Birmingham, although a lower grade maybe made for export. there were several Parkers in the gun business in England dating back to the 1700s.

what I find interesting is the 12 in a diamond -I am not an expert on British marks - but that mark I thought was later and from the London proof house for chamber length. Possibly there was a later alteration done by a London repairman.

posting it on the doublegunshop.com board may get you a better answer.
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