Second Chance Gun

TARNATION !!! · 05-26-2010, 07:59 PM

I started a thread in the old forum, portions of which remain in the Archive. The picture links seem to have moved to cyber space. This said, I have created an album 108603 (Second Chance Gun). I have a long way to go with this project and it is an on again off again affair. So far, the barrels have been re-blued, which is the best part of the project thus far. I do have every part disassembled and over time will finish the individual part clean-up. I will be taking photos of each step along the way as I progress to re-assembly. The album starts with just the barrels and all barrel parts. I have added text to each image and would appreciate any critique of the text and can adjust any errors or subtle nuances pointed out, as I have used a bit of licence in naming some items or parts thereof. Ultimately, I would like to build a "schematic" that includes every part. To the uninformed (me included) there are far more parts to the gun than would be imagined when gazing upon a completely assembled gun that can conveniently break into just three "parts". I will update this post or the album from time to time.

Cheers,
Jack

Bindlestiff · 05-26-2010, 08:56 PM

Nice job! Very nice indeed.

Dean Romig · 05-26-2010, 09:15 PM

Great job Jack!

Your photography is very sharp and the nomenclature you have used for the various parts and aspects, while not always the same that parker Bros. used, perfectly describes function.

The only change I would suggest is that "K" is the mark of Charles Alonzo King, Superintendant of the Gun Works and inventor of some few dozen improvements to the Parker Shotgun. C.A. King's son Walter King succeded him as Superintendant and used the stamp "WK".

Pittypatdugan · 05-26-2010, 09:41 PM

When you finish this project, we all will have an accurate description of the parts discussed and know finally what they look like, thanks for the super effort to inform us all.

PDD

Autumn Daze · 05-26-2010, 09:51 PM

Excellent job Jack....Thank You....

Mike McKinney · 05-26-2010, 10:28 PM

Thanks for this good work and the info it will provide for future reference, especially us beginners.

ch · 05-26-2010, 10:33 PM

That's very helpful.

TARNATION !!! · 05-28-2010, 05:41 PM

Trigger group added to album
Jack

TARNATION !!! · 06-02-2010, 12:24 AM

Lots of "before" pictures added

TARNATION !!! · 06-17-2010, 11:48 PM

Safety Slide Group added today. Safety lever/pin group to come. That little slide button we can see and that fits our thumbs so nicely ultimately requires seven parts to do the job