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Unread 02-27-2018, 05:51 PM   #1
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I've been sifting through the production numbers for each grade in The Parker Story the last few days. The data that I am not seeing is a production summary by grade that shows how many guns were produced by gauge and frame size. Is this data summarized somewhere and I am just not seeing it?

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There is no tabulation by frame size and that detail is not specified in all the surviving record books. So there is no way of assigning anywhere near accurate numbers to it.
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I was afraid that might be the case. It seems there is tabular data for how many were made by gauge and barrel length for each grade and how many were made by grade and barrel material. Frame size by gauge would be interesting to see summarized. Too bad. It would be nice to have data on, for example, how many Grade 3 16 gauge guns were built on 0 vs 1 frame, etc.
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Frame size by gauge would be interesting to see summarized. Too bad. It would be nice to have data on, for example, how many Grade 3 16 gauge guns were built on 0 vs 1 frame, etc.
Yes it would I'd be especially interested in the 10's , 16's and 28's .
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I could be wrong , but I think that information does exist in the ORIGINAL stock books records. Bill Mullins or Roy Gunther( the guy who actually copied the stock books) could answer the question. As I recall there was a copy size limitation with the copy machine, thus sacrificing some information that was deemed not necessary for the publication of the Parker Story .
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Thank you to those who took the effort and time to copy the available records.

Without you guys's hard work and effort we would still be in the dark.
Thank you again and thank you for providing us with the info we do have.
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If the data is there it could be painstakingly abstracted and input into a spreadsheet and then sorted. It would be an interesting statistic but a painful one to achieve and not certain it would warrant the effort. There could be other things derived from the effort but it would take alot of effort unless there is way electronicly scan and sort that script.
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I could be wrong , but I think that information does exist in the ORIGINAL stock books records. Bill Mullins or Roy Gunther( the guy who actually copied the stock books) could answer the question. As I recall there was a copy size limitation with the copy machine, thus sacrificing some information that was deemed not necessary for the publication of the Parker Story .
Makes sense to me since its not really needed info.. Frame size can’t be changed, grade and barrel length could possibly be.
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I've actually been working on entering production data from The Parker Story into a spreadsheet where I can import it into a searchable database for personal use. I thought it would be easier to have an electronic record of production data to refer to when considering Parkers for sale in gun shops, at auctions, etc. Knowing how many gauges were built on different frame sizes for each grade would be interesting information to add to the wealth of knowledge we already have. If it is available, complete, and anywhere near accurate...
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You have no idea what that entails !! The stock books are large in size and contain endless information that would take a person months to retrieve.
The PGCA only acquired the copies of the stock books out of the GOODNESS of he Parker Story authors, it was a gift to the PGCA after they were done completing their data base. Those copies are in the records held in Harrisburg,PA by Chuck Bishop.
Also , one would have to regain the pemission from Remington Arms in Ilion to enter the records room. Considering what Remington is currently going thru ,it might be impossible. Are you volunteering your time to acquire permission, your expense, and efforts to this endeavor ? OR, is that the responsibility of those that have already given so much !!!

Also, it only cost $40.00 to become a annual member of the PGCA.

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