Another Old Lifter

[Dean Romig]

These are the things I look for in determining Parker Made barrels. They were made only in 1877, '78, and '79 according to Charles A. King in his deposition before the U.S. Senate. And were made by joining short (about 15-inch) segments of of tubes usually with distinct differences between the composite pattern on each segment. The only barrels I have seen with these identifiers have been Laminated Steel and so marked on the rib. And in my experience, they usually have a P stamped on the flat of the right barrel where we normally see the stamp of the barrel steel type. I know the Turnip Farmer has one without the P but everything else about his gun falls in line with the other identifiers.


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