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Damascus barrels from any American maker would be black/white.
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02-03-2021, 05:08 PM | #4 | ||||||
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Well...
From Chuck: They were all black and white. From Brian: Damascus barrels from any American maker would be black/white. An all original unfired Grade 1 with Laminated Steel barrels I once owned that sure look "plum" to me. .
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02-03-2021, 05:18 PM | #5 | ||||||
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How could a man part with that Dean ?
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02-10-2021, 09:31 AM | #6 | ||||||
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Black and white Damascus can turn brown if the gun is kept in a climate with high humidity. I have a benchmark DH that had turned brown. You can restore some of the black and white by boiling the barrels. I did it with a few barrels. This doesn’t diminish the originality of the barrels, it just brings them back to more of what they looked like when they left the factory.
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02-03-2021, 05:50 PM | #7 | ||||||
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I never shot it.... just took it to shows and such. It was becoming somewhat of a liability... what if I damaged it or put wear on it as I kept schlepping it all over the place. But it is definitely a benchmark Parker in every regard - This is what they looked like when they left the gun works in that "Dusty Little Plant Down In Meriden."
Sixteen gauge on the lightened 0-frame too. .
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02-03-2021, 05:55 PM | #8 | ||||||
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Now that right there is one purdey Parker!!!
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02-03-2021, 06:02 PM | #9 | ||||||
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The reason for the question is that I plan to have “some” restoration work done on the gun. I was trying to determine what would be more appropriate given the vintage (1885) and grade (2/G) with Damascus barrels.
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02-03-2021, 06:08 PM | #10 | ||||||
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Go slowly and be careful about how much $$ you put into it because you'll probably never recover the expense you put into refinishing a lower grade gun.
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