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07-09-2012, 04:53 PM
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We would like to see sharp pictures of the sides and the bottom of the frame as well as the water tables of the frame and the barrel flats with the various stamps.
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07-09-2012, 09:59 PM
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Well the water table would not have an H stamped after the Grade letter (ie: P not PH). The book does have some land mines in it.
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07-09-2012, 10:08 PM
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I'm hoping to see the modest scroll engraving that the PH (grade-1) guns are tastefully embellished with rather than the VVVVVVVVV graver-walk engraving of the VH guns. This would certainly tell a story we haven't heard yet...
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07-10-2012, 08:10 AM
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V grades are covered in V's. Can't miss them.
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07-10-2012, 05:37 PM
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That is definitely a Grade 1 (PH) with replacement barrels. Look where the radius of the barrel breech doesn't quite conform to the radius of the frame... that little gap tells me that those barrels were probably not original to the gun. Parker Bros. would not likely have let a gun out the door with that tiny imperfection. Nonetheless, that is a very nice gun and I'd be proud to own it!
The barrels have been refinished as well. Indicator is the vent hole drilled in the bottom rib. |
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07-10-2012, 07:27 PM
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Nice gun. Also notice the fit of the doll's head.
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07-10-2012, 09:24 PM
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Actually, one more question...really basic. How do you measure the barrels?...from the breach to the end of the barrel or with a round in the chamber and then from the froward end of the round to the end of the barrel? I did the former.
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07-10-2012, 07:48 PM
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You know what... I am going to go out on a limb here and say that this is a V grade gun that was upgraded or customized into a P grade. One begs to differ, why? But who knows. Or maybe it was a Parker Lunch Box Gun.
- The engraving that is of P grade pattern but poorly done and not Parker quality or exactly the correct style. - The water table has been restamped. Not once, but twice. The font is not correct or matching of the S/N and the "PH" stamping is not correct. - The gun books as a different Grade with a different grip and a different guage. - Other things such as the barrel fit are also suspect. The barrel fit may be due to 16g. barrels being fitted to a 12g. frame? Also the barrel lug stampings look not quite right or should I say too fresh. I would be curious to see what the barrel S/N stamp looks like. On a side note, the book specs are interesting... 27" length. Thats different. And the serial number after it has the same exact specs as this gun.
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