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I believe the unstruck barrel weight is 5# 6 oz.. The frame size is indeed #3.
I think the 5 on the barrel flats is the equivalent of a B grade lifter but I am no expert on high grade Parkers. All in all a beautiful Parker. Best regards, Erick I stand corrected. SN 20424 is listed as a D6. Last edited by Erick Dorr; 10-30-2013 at 07:34 PM.. Reason: Correction |
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10-30-2013, 07:56 PM | #14 | ||||||
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The DD on the barrel flats indicates Finest Damascus and I believe the 5 indicates 5-Iron Crolle Damascus.
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10-30-2013, 08:06 PM | #15 | ||||||
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That is indeed a very beautiful gun! It has been stored incorrectly for some period of time, but is absolutely an honest gun. Just remarkably un-messed with.
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10-30-2013, 08:49 PM | #16 | ||||||
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In the book as a grade 6.
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10-30-2013, 09:03 PM | #17 | ||||||
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Wow! there seems to be a circle behind the hammer what's in it. More close ups of lock plates and 4end wood please. What a gun. ch
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10-30-2013, 09:03 PM | #18 | ||||||
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Thanks so much for the input. I will begin to do my homework!
My friend was left several other guns by her late father. Her siblings want them sold. The list includes: two Winchester model 1895's (one has saddle ring missing) Win model 70 .30-06 ser #258184 (1953) Rem model 8 .35 Rem. Ser#58566 AH Fox s/s. 12Ga Rem 742 .308 Rem 7400 carbine .30-06 FN Browning Auto 5 Sweet 16 Rem hump back 12 Ga Savage .35 Rem pump Colt SA Army .38Spl Ser#25512SA (1959) (slight 1/2" holster wear both sides of muzzle) S&W DA .45 with lanyard ring Ser#3882054 (Perfect) Colt Gov. US Marine Corps Iwo Jima Commererative in wood/glass case with all papers and white gloves for handling (Perfect. Never fired) 48 Star American Flag Japanese Flag bravely taken by her Dad in combat (USMC) on Iwo Jima (the person he got it from didn't need it anymore) Perfect condition. Collection is in Massachusetts. She is still finding guns in his house and barn as I write this. Thanks for your help. |
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10-30-2013, 09:18 PM | #19 | ||||||
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Sounds like the Mother Lode!
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10-30-2013, 09:32 PM | #20 | ||||||
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When she opened the closet doors in her Dad's house, I felt like a kid in a candy store!
I was given my first shotgun ( single shot .410) by my Dad when I was 10. He raised bird dogs, and I could never replace the memories we shared in the field until he passed away at the age of 53. Most people in Massachusetts could never understand a redneck like me. I have been collecting guns ever since, but I have never seen workmanship like this Parker. |
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