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10-14-2014, 12:08 AM | #3 | ||||||
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I disagree Brian.
The sculpting of the bolsters is not typical of the grade 3 guns, but is that of the grade 2. |
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10-14-2014, 08:50 AM | #4 | ||||||
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Grade two or three, one way or the other. I like it.
Good luck with it. Tom |
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10-14-2014, 10:21 AM | #5 | ||||||
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The U stamp makes it a grade 2 which is what Brian indicated after noting the various differences in mechanics and engraving.
But the engraving makes it a super grade 2 or a stamped started receiver that was upgraded by PB to fill an order for a grade 3. I like it! Erick |
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10-14-2014, 10:26 AM | #6 | ||||||
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Allow me to clarify what I was thinking in regards to the bolsters. They are similar to a grade 2, but seem a bit more defined than the typical grade 2 gun. But not as much as a typical grade 3. Given the period this gun was made, I could imagine there being a good amount of variation in details like this from grade to grade at times.
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10-14-2014, 10:45 AM | #7 | |||||||
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According to The Parker Story and the Ser. & ID Book, the U stamped on the water table is "not understood", but it does not represent a grade.... it might even represent "Underlifter" for all we know. |
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10-14-2014, 04:18 PM | #8 | ||||||
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I'm bad and Dean's correct that "U" wasn't a alpha grade until 1882 and then it was a 0 grade twist gun.
In my defense I made a quick reference to Parker grades on our website and got sucked in by the lifter frame photo labeled "u grade frame". I should have known better. http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture...809490&thumb=1 Maybe the photo title can be corrected for future researchers Erick |
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10-21-2014, 08:16 PM | #9 | ||||||
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One correction, it is an $85 grade which is a 10 gauge pistol grip, I learned something there. The letter has listed extra engraving which is a nice surprise. More to come when the gun is in hand with the letter.
Also as you may expect I am looking for a complete forend with 1st style release and tip for this gun. Would be willing to trade the one on the gun. |
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10-21-2014, 08:36 PM | #10 | ||||||
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It looks like a nice gun to me. I like the engraving
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