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Unread 07-15-2021, 02:24 PM   #1
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Default Parker Damascus salesman rings?

Did Parker have Damascus display rings, showing a direct comparison of the various grades offered by gun grade? As an example Remington provided these to salesmen to show the buyer all the various grades it offered on the grades of doubles. I am interested in seeing a direct comparison for the Parker Damascus tubes.
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Dr. Drew Hause has pictures of salesmens' samples of various composite tubes but i don't believe they are Parker Bros. salesmens' samples... in fact, I have never seen samples identified as specifically Parker Bros.' samples.





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The Remington sample segments are here
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...SZxCmUQME/edit

Parker examples are here
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...YvzD18i3c/edit

Colt salesman's sample rod is here
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...xa1kDegrg/edit

I am not aware of the existence of salesman's samples from any other U.S. maker.

There is a Baker Gun & Forging damascus fabrication demonstration rod
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They are in the Parker Story.
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Dean, Drew, thanks. Just the information on Parker Damascus I was seeking. I do not have The Parker Story as reference.
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Brian: there are images of Parker salesman's damascus sample segments shown in TPS? What page please?
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Brian: there are images of Parker salesman's damascus sample segments shown in TPS? What page please?


You made me get up from my chair, walk out to my office and pull out my copy of TPS to look…

Page 498. The first page of the “Barrels…” chapter. Image of several composite steel sample pieces that were owned by James Hayes.
So I do not know of you would call them “salesmen's samples” exactly, but they were factory owned samples of various types of composite steels. Some used by Parker and some not.
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