Parker Made Barrels

[Richard Dow]

Drew: I don't have a Twist/Stub but I have another 1879 hammer gun with damascus barrels that I'm now curious to study when I get a minute. Of coarse I don't believe the barrels were made by Parker but I want to look again at the barrel flat markings. I'll send a picture of the P when I can.

[Austin W Hogan]

The PB in Shield mark on Parker Lifter 1953 is on the bottom of the locking lug next to the frame size 1. The rib on this barrel has the roll mark found on guns with s/n greater than 18? 20? thousand. This indicates the new barrel with the PB in shield stamp was put there some time later than production of guns with these numbers.

We did articles on numbering, and then other marks on Parker components in PP about 5 years ago. It may be time to review and up date this if input is available.

I think that one conclusion can be solidly made about Parker marks and stamps that are not visible when the gun is assembled. These marks were put there as part of quality control and inventory control; they conveyed no information to the eventual buyer.

Best, Austin

[Richard Dow]

Researching the P on the barrel flats of the same 1879 gun with laminated barrels I was studying Parker Pages and see that Parker designated stock configurations with certain letters. A P was for Half Pistol Grip. Were they ever known to have engraved this on the barrel flats? I suspect not. I'd appreciate it if anyone else with a circa 1879 gun with laminated barrels with a simple P on the barrel flats would let us know. Thanks, Dick Dow Or maybe better yet a P on a barrel flat some years away.

[Roundsworth]

My 12 gauge lifter, 10250, has a 'P' inside of a diamond on the right barrel. The barrels are marked 'Plain Twist'.