Parker Gun Collectors Association Forums  

Go Back   Parker Gun Collectors Association Forums Non-Parker Specific & General Discussions Damascus Barrels & Steel

Notices

Reply
Thread Tools Display Modes
Unread 05-15-2021, 07:49 PM   #31
Member
Dean Romig
PGCA Invincible
Life Member
 
Dean Romig's Avatar

Member Info
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 31,562
Thanks: 35,442
Thanked 33,041 Times in 12,322 Posts

Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Drew Hause View Post
Catalog No. 112 1902 the PH now has "fine English twist"
And could this be the same stuff just four years later?... pretty likely but under a different name.




.
__________________
"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.
Dean Romig is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 05-15-2021, 08:06 PM   #32
Member
Drew Hause
Forum Associate
 
Drew Hause's Avatar

Member Info
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 2,084
Thanks: 323
Thanked 3,762 Times in 1,246 Posts

Default

Parker 1874 Price List



Simmons Hdw. 1878. Plain Steel replaced with Plain Twist and the Grade 6 is added with "Finest Damascus"


Last edited by Drew Hause; 05-15-2021 at 08:19 PM..
Drew Hause is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Drew Hause For Your Post:
Visit Drew Hause's homepage!
Unread 06-02-2021, 10:27 PM   #33
Member
Researcher
PGCA Lifetime
Member
 
Dave Noreen's Avatar

Member Info
 
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 3,597
Thanks: 1,617
Thanked 7,773 Times in 2,353 Posts

Default

I just noticed a 12-gauge gun on GI, 10208, with a rib marking of PLAIN TWIST --

10208 02 Plain Twist.jpg

In an earlier post in this thread I said
Quote:
I've never seen a rib marking other than TWIST or STUB TWIST.
Dave Noreen is online now   Reply With Quote
Unread 06-03-2021, 08:36 AM   #34
Member
Drew Hause
Forum Associate
 
Drew Hause's Avatar

Member Info
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 2,084
Thanks: 323
Thanked 3,762 Times in 1,246 Posts

Default

Here's another. Unfortunately I failed to document the DOM or grade but thinks it was a Lifter. Same font as Dave's link.

Drew Hause is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Drew Hause For Your Post:
Visit Drew Hause's homepage!
Unread 07-10-2021, 02:11 PM   #35
Member
Drew Hause
Forum Associate
 
Drew Hause's Avatar

Member Info
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 2,084
Thanks: 323
Thanked 3,762 Times in 1,246 Posts

Default

The plot thickens. 1892 PH with letter and rib marked "Twist"



Which is most certainly not the usual Parker "Plain Twist"



Drew Hause is offline   Reply With Quote
Visit Drew Hause's homepage!
Unread 07-10-2021, 02:23 PM   #36
Member
mobirdhunter
PGCA Lifetime
Member
 
Garry L Gordon's Avatar

Member Info
 
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 4,650
Thanks: 13,085
Thanked 9,471 Times in 3,042 Posts

Default

So, would the fact that the gun was a 14 gauge be part of the reason for different barrel material?
__________________
“Every day I wonder how many things I am dead wrong about.”
― Jim Harrison
"'I promise you,' he said, 'on my word of honor, I won't die on the opening of the bird season.'" -- Robert Ruark (from The Old Man and the Boy)
Garry L Gordon is online now   Reply With Quote
Unread 07-10-2021, 02:34 PM   #37
Member
Jay Oliver
PGCA Lifetime
Member
 
Jay Oliver's Avatar

Member Info
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 1,032
Thanks: 1,301
Thanked 3,149 Times in 622 Posts

Default

Drew that looks more like "Stub" Twist to me. I like it! What a wonderful Parker!
Jay Oliver is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 07-10-2021, 02:57 PM   #38
Member
charlie cleveland
PGCA Member

Member Info
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 12,986
Thanks: 0
Thanked 7,787 Times in 3,967 Posts

Default

I have 2 guns marked plain steel both are 10 gaand seen another gun marked plain steel I wish now I had bought it...it was a 12 ga....charlie
charlie cleveland is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 07-10-2021, 04:20 PM   #39
Member
Drew Hause
Forum Associate
 
Drew Hause's Avatar

Member Info
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 2,084
Thanks: 323
Thanked 3,762 Times in 1,246 Posts

Default

Garry: not at all. Just another maker of the "rough forged tube"

Here are some Twist examples. I think it's similar to the one on the right; possibly Rubans Royal

Drew Hause is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Drew Hause For Your Post:
Visit Drew Hause's homepage!
Unread 07-10-2021, 04:49 PM   #40
Member
Drew Hause
Forum Associate
 
Drew Hause's Avatar

Member Info
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 2,084
Thanks: 323
Thanked 3,762 Times in 1,246 Posts

Default

Dave Purnell's 1875 $60 grade Plain Twist underlifter



Dave's 1888 12ga Quality P top action hammergun with "London Damascus Twist"

Drew Hause is offline   Reply With Quote
Visit Drew Hause's homepage!
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 07:53 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright © 1998 - 2023, Parkerguns.org
Copyright © 2004 Design par Megatekno
- 2008 style update 3.7 avec l'autorisation de son auteur par Stradfred.