Under my lifter buttplate

ch · 05-13-2012, 06:53 AM

Here's what I found. 3 1/4 is most likely drop. 160 is ??? Wonder who wrote it? The fellow who fit the buttplate to the buttstock?
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Dean Romig · 05-13-2012, 07:04 AM

Very interesting. Is the 160 written in chalk? That's not the last three digits of the serial number is it?

ch · 05-13-2012, 07:14 AM

Dean you get an A it is the last 3 digits. Don't know may of been grease I didn't want to rub it to find out. If I take the plate off i'll find out for sure. Another thing is the barrel serial number does not match. But age on receiver and barrels match I believe they came from Meriden that way. It's Peter we are looking at.

Dean Romig · 05-13-2012, 08:22 AM

I thought it might be "Peter".

The number you're looking at on the barrels is probably the order number and not the serial number. The serial number is also on the barrels somewhere... keep looking, you'll find it.

You might want to ask the former owner for any information he may have kept on that gun.

ch · 05-13-2012, 09:45 AM

Dean u r right, on the side of barrel lug. There's Waldo

Dean R.--> Parker Expert

Dean Romig · 05-13-2012, 08:32 PM

No expert Calvin... just observant over the years.

Yeah, what Jent said... What's a Waldo?

Double Lab · 05-13-2012, 08:39 PM

Jent,
I assume it's a reference to "Where's Waldo", A series of children books in which Wally, the main character, is camouflaged within a background of similar colors to his outfit.

ch · 05-13-2012, 10:23 PM

Yup, Daryl. Been sometime since I looked for ol Waldo

There's a lot of expert's round here in my finite opinion.

Double Lab · 05-14-2012, 12:03 AM

Jent- With an 8yr. old grandson (whom you met) and a 3 yr. old granddaughter, I do a lot of reading of the juvenile classics. I guess I'll start them on TPS as soon as I'm done with the Waldo series.

Calvin- The PGCA is an amazing group of individuals with expertise on just about any subject you could want info on. I think when you add all 1200 or so of us together there really is not anything we don't know.

Dean Romig · 05-14-2012, 05:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Daryl Corona

I think when you add all 1200 or so of us together there really is not anything we don't know.

When I visited with Austin last week he said something during the course of our conversation that I will always remember. He told me, "You know, I've never stopped learning."

No matter how much we think we know, there is always more to learn. Austin is a scientist and he has a very inquisitive mind so it is only natural that he continues to try to learn more. Look at how much we continue to learn right here on this forum that isn't in print anywhere else but here. This is a great adventure, this Parker website.