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Unread 05-23-2020, 09:31 AM   #11
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We can agree to disagree I suppose.
Though some aggressive “cleaning” or maybe just honest use has softened a few areas here and there. Though I Do not personally think that. Inconsistencies in the walked borders like that can be evident on a lot of original guns.
However, when speaking about just the lettering, there is no way that ALL detail on the lettering would be gone, without a trace, yet the outline engraving be perfectly in tact and crisp. I have polished and prepped enough frames to know what does and doesn't make it through the process by way of engraving.
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Unread 05-23-2020, 10:53 AM   #12
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I agree with Dean, Buffed!
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Unread 05-23-2020, 11:05 AM   #13
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I'm going to slack off just a tad on my opinion. Here is a picture of my little 28 gauge Skeet gun that went back to Remington in 1942 to be refurbished. It too has been buffed prior to re-case coloring. You can see where some of the graver walk border has also been buffed off or pretty thin on the edges, and I don't know if the graver walk 'shading' in the PARKER letters was done before the buffing or after, so I'll stand down... there are just too many unknowns in the world of Parkers.


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Looking at the sides of the barrels, bluing is almost gone, from carrying. Maybe just heavy wear.
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Unread 05-23-2020, 11:28 AM   #15
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When the receiver is in the white (before hardening) it is awfully hard to detect the depth of the engraved lines. A dull graver or an apprentice engraver could contribute to shallow engraving.
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More pics.

https://www.gunsinternational.com/gu...n_id=101447235
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Unread 05-23-2020, 01:35 PM   #17
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That gun saw a lot of use. Buffed by a leather glove more like it.
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