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Damascus or Fluid? |
06-04-2014, 12:19 PM | #3 | ||||||
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Damascus or Fluid?
BD, thanks for getting back. The gunsmith who is looking at the barrels is one of the most recommended on PGCA. That's why I'm wondering.
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06-04-2014, 12:31 PM | #4 | ||||||
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Mr. Hershfield:
What barrels/ribs Parker fitted up in 1891 was entirely at the discretion of the purchaser and/or Parker craftsman. Theories are often just that. If I were you, I'd trust the pro... |
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06-04-2014, 12:48 PM | #5 | ||||||
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Other than Whitworth Steel, what other fluid-pressed steel barrels were available from Parker Bros. in 1891????
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06-04-2014, 12:49 PM | #6 | ||||||
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A look at the barrel flat markings may generate a clue. The barrels could be sleeved, but the breech would still be Damascus. "Doesn't think they are Damascus" doesn't sound like a comment that would come from a gunsmith we would recommend. Either they are or they aren't Damascus.
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06-04-2014, 01:01 PM | #7 | |||||||
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Bill is also dead on right. There will be a D mark on the flats, and a skilled person can tell Damascus from fluid steel. |
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06-04-2014, 01:08 PM | #8 | ||||||
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Here are BBL close ups. Any Damascus there?
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06-04-2014, 01:16 PM | #9 | ||||||
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yes.. Clearly. Its a coarse croille pattern.
You showed these barrels before, and I thought but did not say, that these had a lot of brown patina on them that covered the Damascus pattern. It is either that , or they may have been blued. We have found a few instances where either Parker or somebody early on blued Damascus barrels, and like as not , those examples have a lot of Damascus segment mismatches both between barrels and along a single barrel. A person may or may not find that attractive. I have seen the segment mismatching only on G's and it is something I believe Parker people look for, I certainly do. We have scant evidence that Parker blued Damascus barrels to hide mismatching but there is some evidence. |
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06-04-2014, 01:34 PM | #10 | ||||||
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I agree with Bruce, they sure look like "D" Damascus to me. How many Parker barrels has your "pro" restored ?
Brad |
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damascus, fluid steel, wrong rib |
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