Rib termination line - or lack of

[Bruce Day]

Parker barrel end rib terminations.

The miling machine was operator lifted from engagement . The amount of un milled rib remaining was dependent upon the operator . On a rare few , the operator ran the tool off the rib end before lifting. Also ,There are rare records of Parker factory cutting the barrel ends.

These are several examples of factory rib terminations. Any rib milled Parker without a milling termination line is highly suspect of having cut barrels . In the absence of production records to the contrary , other indicators such as keels and chokes may be sufficient to demonstrate original length.