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Unread 09-24-2018, 05:49 PM   #11
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Very nice gun and in above average condition for the age, appearing from the pictures.
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Definitely a grade 2. The "2" on the water table, above the serial number is the grade. A really nice looking gun. Is the actual barrel length 28" as the serialization book reports? I see a fair amount of remaining case color. What we can see of the wood also looks pretty good. If the bores are good you may have a real winner there. Congrats.
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Kenn, Thats a nice looking grade 2 you have there! hard to beat those old lifters, amazing how tight some still lock up. Parker made a fine gun! Gary
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Get yourself a copy of the Parker Gun Identification & Serialization and you will be able to do the same. Inexpensive at something like $35. Then add to that a copy of The Parker Story, a little more pricey but you'll have a lot of info.

[QUOTE=Kenn Hogentogler;254543]Thank you so much! I have no idea how you figured it out from all those chicken scratches however I do appreciate it very much.
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That first picture of the "barrel flats" you posted has the D stamp indicating Damascus Steel and the K stamp (actually touching the D {unusual}) indicating the inspection of Charles A. King, who was the gunworks superintendent at the time.






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Unread 09-25-2018, 07:09 PM   #16
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Well, Randy beat me to it. There you have it. What does the rest of the gun look like, condition wise?
To me it looks amazing for being made in 1881. I was made a hundred years later than that and it still looks better than me.
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Is the actual barrel length 28" as the serialization book reports?
My yes it is 28" thank you for noticing.

That was a lot of fun! I don't get to say "it's 28inches " that often.
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This is a very high condition gun for its age.
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So, honest opinion: Does the gun go above the fireplace or in it?
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Well certainly not in it. With the proper inspection and the proper low pressure loads, it could even be fun to shoot it.






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