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Thank you for the answer.
The "fish tail" I have is on a hammerless action made in 1889 (first year of hammerless production). The curved metal appeared to have no purpose on this hammerless gun other than ornamental. Your logical answer now places the curved release lever in proper prospective. Best regards, Greg |
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12-16-2010, 02:16 PM | #4 | ||||||
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Another unintended benefit of the fishtail, is that it makes it easier for a lefty like me to open the gun.
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12-16-2010, 02:30 PM | #5 | ||||||
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The fishtail is an added plus on a toplever and IMHO adds to the desirability of the gun. How much it adds to value ?? maybe a little
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12-16-2010, 02:33 PM | #6 | ||||||
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The Fish Tail top lever is rarely seen on the larger frame Parkers as the frame is wide enough on these guns to allow the opening of the gun with the right hammer at full cock without any interference between the right hammer and the straight lever. It is my experience that guns of frame size #1 and smaller more often have the Fish Tail top lever.
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12-16-2010, 10:36 PM | #7 | ||||||
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Fish Tail Levers
Look at pages 25 and 26 of current Parker Pages. The B on pg 26 is a two frame, and the D on page 26 is a 3 frame.
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12-18-2010, 12:47 AM | #9 | ||||||
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My Parker 10 gauge No3 frame has a fish tail again as a lefty it makes things a little easier.
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My current favorite Paker is an 1892 1 frame gh with 32" tubes and a fishtail toplever. Every time I pick it this gun up I admire that top lever. IMHO it would look good on any Parker and I wish I could have it on all of them. Patrick |
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