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Unread 02-21-2020, 07:59 PM   #11
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Dean the more I look at the gun I think The rib was filed flat and not an original flat rib. The letter will solve it. Craig
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Craig FYI neither of my letters mentioned the flat ribs but they were definitely factory. Good luck with yours. Hopefully Chuck is back from thong island and can focus on the letter requests.
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I have a flat rib CHE 20. The letter I have does not mention the flat rib. It is the most detailed letter I have, yet no mention of the flat rib.
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I think you may be right Craig. It looks like a concaved rib filed flat.
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You’re right.

The flower engraved on the doll’s head screw is only partially visible as is the engraved terminal breech border.





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How unusual are flat top ribs on a Top Lever Hammer guns. This is a Grade 4 10ga/32 with Damascus barrels on a #3 frame. Some target shooter specified a flat top rib correct?? Thanks
Guess I will send for a letter.
My educated guess is that flat ribs on ANY Parker is less than .5% and flat ribs on hammer guns goes down from there. If anyone has specs and real serial numbers on flat rib guns please publish here It would be a great share for this group and allow us to add to it as we find additional guns.

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It's a cool old gun made in 1883 just after the introduction of the TL. Min walls are .045 in both barrels and .085 at 9" from the breech. The bores have some pitting but very shootable in my opinion. Very few TL grade hammer guns were made with damascus (25 in all gauges) and 75 in Bernard. I believe Bernard was first offered in 1883?? Any how it needs a bolt replacement I believe and then it's good to go. Too bad someone along the line filled the rib flat but it's just part of the gun's history.
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Craig,

That gun sure looks like the rib was made flat after the fact. Was originally concave.

The one example of a flat rib hammer gun that I mentioned did letter that way and the frame was also shaped for the flat rib.
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I know of a Grade III 16ga in the 18,xxx SN range that has an original high flat rib as described in its PGCA letter. The gun has has lightning cuts in the frame. Has to be unique.
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I suspect it was a 0-frame gun Josh?

That is extremely early for such a feature.





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