Barrel Marking Question

[Mike of the Mountain]

Gentlemen, a friend asked if I'd ever seen a Parker with the barrel roll stamped with "STANDARD VELOCITY SHELLS ONLY" on the side of the left barrel. The gun is a VH built around 1917. If you have seen this was it stamped after-market or was it from the factory? THX.

Bbl weight 3lbs 10 oz. 1 1/2 frame 12 gauge 30”

[B. Dudley]

Not original

This all sounds very familiar and I think has come up here before.

[Robert Brooks]

I saw a 20 gauge VHE do not know the year marked that way. Bobby

[Researcher]

This 12-gauge was pictured in The Double Gun Journal, Volume Thirteen, Issue 4, page 95 --

FOR STANDARD VELOCITY ONLY 12-gauge 1-frame, DGJ Volume 13,Issue 4.jpg

I've also seen this 20-gauge 230978 --

230978 02 FOR STANDARD VELOCITY ONLY.jpg

230978 04.jpg

[Dean Romig]

I’ve never seen a Parker stamped like that… or even remotely like that.





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[Dean Weber]

This is a VHE I own, early 20's.

[Bob Brown]

Yeah, this has come up a few times. Here's a link to the last time. I thought it was decided it was possibly factory?
http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthr...n+Lightweights

By the way, every year my wife still brings up post #39 of that thread a couple of days before our anniversary.

[Mike of the Mountain]

I read the other thread from 2015, looks like it was factory for whatever reason.

[Mike of the Mountain]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

I’ve never seen a Parker stamped like that… or even remotely like that.





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That falls into the "Never say never" category.

[Craig Budgeon]

Years ago I heard Winchester bought Parkers to test there ammunition prior to there development of the 21's. I would believe Winchester would have the roll stamps in house.