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Unread 04-04-2014, 01:15 PM   #1
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Hi everybody,

I recently acquired my first Parker, an 1883 grade 1 top-action 12ga hammer gun, and I'm starting to think that the hammers on it might be incorrect. In any case, they don't seem to look like the hammers on the other pictures I've seen.

The hammers do seem otherwise functional.

Can you experts give me an opinion about whether or not these hammers are correct for this gun? Thanks!

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They look right to me.

With the correct screwdriver with a nice sharp blade. remove a hammer screw and pull the hammer.... the serial number of the gun should be stamped into the back side of the hammers.



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Ah, that makes sense. I pulled them off, and sure enough, the serial numbers matched the gun.

Rather nice of Parker to have put the serial number on seemingly every part

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Make sure you get them back on the correct sides....
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Dean, did you learn that from experience. . . .
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Yes, long ago.
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"Opposite Hand" hammers?
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Default "Opposite Hand" hammers?

In the tool and die trade, we sometimes use the term "opposite hand"_ aren't the right barrel and left barrel side hammers also so oriented? If so, how could you re-install them on the squared off axle stub and get them on "bass-ackwards" I wonder???
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Dean what is the number 2 mean above the serial No.
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I don't know... can't even hazard a guess. The gun is in the ID & Ser# book as a Grade 0. If the gun had been a Grade 2 then I would have said most likely the 2 is a reference to the grade.... I have no idea.
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