Okay, on page 576 of The Parker Story there is a picture of the water table of Parker No. 13900 with the UX stamp.
I have always thought the U represents Underlifter too and according to The Parker Story, pg. 590 states the meaning of the U stamped on the water table of guns approximately manufactured in the 1870’s is unknown.
For myself anyway, until something surfacees proving the U has a different meaning, I’ll continue to presume it represents “Underlifter.”
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