Not a bad gun at all for your "first" Parker.... (there will be more)
The V represents Vulcan Steel barrels. It is a Grade-0
The JG is the mark of James Geary barrel maker for Parker Bros.
The HT is believed by some to represent Heat Treated and Annealed meaning the barrels.
The frame size is 1-1/2
The "C" on the lug looks more to me like an incomplete 0 but that wouldn't make any sense any more than a C in that location.
The "cursive letter" next to the JG looks to be the 'ampersand' we see on later Remington guns which is one of the "unknown" markings.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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