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Yes, these are from a hammer gun and I should have said E Grade. That is interesting to learn who made the barrels. Any clue as to the other markings?
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11-12-2012, 07:10 PM | #4 | ||||||
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Mills, We believe the 6 is an inspectors mark. The 427 is in fact the last three digits of the serial number. During this period Parker Bros. employed many contractors and they were paid by quantity. When a contractor finished a section or operation they would stamp their number on the finished item. I believe in this time period regular employees were not the norm in the gun business.
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11-12-2012, 07:22 PM | #5 | ||||||
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Very interesting. Thanks for the info
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11-25-2012, 06:29 PM | #6 | ||||||
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Any chance the numeral 6 on the lug means the gun was targetted with #6 shot. I've heard that explaination, but have no idea if it is true. My Father's 1901 vintage 2-frame VH-grade has a very tiny 6 next to the 2 on the lug, and the right barrel flat has the Kf mark.
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11-26-2012, 08:12 AM | #7 | ||||||
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Does anyone have a gun with a different number stamped? It is an interesting mystery
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