1909 Parker VH Info Needed (Tiger Striped Case)

[B. Dudley]

Originally Posted by Christopher Barker

Dudley, I must have hurt your feelings by trying to find out more information about a gun. To respond to your terse response, I would like to know everything available about the guns that I have some interest in. I came to this forum because I was hoping to find some experts on here who knew more than me about this subject. Don't waste your time questioning why I want more information.

Ignorance is Bliss, but Knowledge is Power.

If all you have left to offer is rhetorical sarcastic statements, your input is not needed, nor welcome. If, however, you have anything of substance to add, please post to your heart's content.

Anyone who knows me or has dealt with me knows that I am all about helping people. And I know as much as anyone else that one never stops learning new things.

And... I very rarely resort to any sort of sarcasm in my posts.
I just could not help myself in response to the fact that Lawrence Delgrego claims that their shop has case colored 90,000 Parkers.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with you wanting to find out as much information on your VH as possible, and I think thus far you have discovered quite a bit from the knowledgeable people on this forum. Your VH was factory fitted with 26" barrels, it is likely a 2 or maybe a 1-1/2 frame and the metal finishes on the gun are not factory original. All answers to the questions that you ask for answers to.

By the way, if the frame marking is illegible on the barrel lug, you can confirm frame size by measuring the spacing of the firing pin holes on centers, the height of the standing breech and also the width of the breech balls on the outside.

Firing Pin spacing:
2 frame:1-1/8"
1-1/2 frame: 1-1/8"
1 frame: 1-1/16"

Over Breech Balls
2 frame: 2-3/8"
1-1/2 frame: 2-1/4"
1 frame: 2-1/4"

Standing breech:
2 frame: 1-1/4"
1-1/2 frame 1-3/16"
1 frame: 1-3/16"