10 ga parker arrived today

[wayne goerres]

My 10 ga parker arrived today. It is a no 2 grade hammer gun with 32" barrels .030 right .021 left. this gun has some markings on the barrel lug that I have not seen before. Wright next to the frame size no(witch is a no 3) is stamped the letters TS twice. I have included some photos. Dose anyone no what the letters are four. sorry about the picture quality. I have a thousand dollars worth of camera and I still cant get good pictures of engraveing and small stamped letters or no.

[wayne goerres]

Did I stump everyone or is everybody gone tonight.

[Dean Romig]

John Stokes, the father and John Stokes the son who replaced his father as contractor for second fit and for barrel chambering.

As I see it, the first stamp (on top) missed the hook of the "J" so it was stamped a second time and stamped properly that second time. Unfortunately, something dinged the lug right at the center of the hook of the second "J".

[wayne goerres]

Dean you have amazeing eyes. I could barley see the letters with a magnifier.

[Dean Romig]

I just clicked on the picture a couple of times to magnify it.

[wayne goerres]

The barrels also have an + on the right barrel flat but not on the left. There looks to be a small M stamped above the struck barrel weight. Is that a another inspectors mark or a remington mark.

[Dean Romig]

Slow your shutter speed for greater depth of field.

[wayne goerres]

Shot the old 10ga today. Sorry Charlie but no dr pepper can, had to substute a 2 liter plastic Dt Pepper bottle. Impressive to say the least,but painfull. Recoil is on par with my scott.