Roll stamped Grade 1 Lifter

[Mike Poindexter]

Got a letter from Chuck--the gun shipped as a Quality U at $50 to an individual in Valley City, North Dakota in 1881. That was the bottom of the Parker Bros. line in the 1882 catalog, or Grade 0 according to TPS. The gun specifics are just as ordered and shipped. Interesting that they were putting roll stamped engraving and flat topped checkering on their bottom level guns at that time. Also the line engraving around the barrel breech appears hand done. As the TPS notes, you could have bought 3 Colt Peacemakers or 2 1873 Winchesters for the same money.