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Unread 08-12-2018, 10:41 AM   #11
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Dean will put in Parker’s found the next time he puts it in the Magazine.....
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Unread 08-12-2018, 05:12 PM   #12
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Dean will put in Parker’s found the next time he puts it in the Magazine.....
I believe you have to contact Josh Loewensteiner about Parker’s Found. Nice gun for sure. Short Tens just hammer the turkeys.
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Unread 08-12-2018, 05:14 PM   #13
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Mike, mine is 51965, shoots like a dream, one of my favorite grouse guns
Fred I was referring to the gun you said was from 1878. You might be looking at the patent date on the forend latch.
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Mike, my mistake , so with the 51 thousand serial number what would be the correct model designation be ?? According to the serial # the gun was built in 1887.

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Fred, your gun appears to be an O grade top lever hammer gun.
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Thanks , glad to know
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Fred, what does the rib inscription say about the type steel used?
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Mike ,it is marked a twist steel barrel.
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