DH-12 3 frame flat rib....nice gun!

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Dave Noreen

those big day-glow gizmos on their ribs!!

Those must actually refocus the shooter's attention from the target to the sight.

[Ed Blake]

Having shot a flat-rib DH from the same era for a couple years now, the only thing I can say for sure is it does not make you shoot any better. Personally, I believe the flat rib adds a bit of heft to the barrels that the standard rib may not, plus it looks cool. I'd love to know the sales pitch Wilber Parker used to market them.

[Researcher]

Good eye on the bolt plate, Dean. I missed that.

[MarketHunter]

They just look cool, that's enough reason for me to like them. Kaas and Bickel had a theory about them, maybe Don will chime in.

Destry

[Craig Larter]

What does the "K" mean on the barrel flats, shouldn't it be a "T" in a circle for Titanic??

[Autumn Daze]

Craig, I have seen a few guns marked this way. My belief is that is another type of stamp used by Walter King although most guns are stamped "WK".

Or it could be that ultra rare barrel steel used by Parker called Kryptonite....

[Craig Larter]

Thanks Dave------------you guys know your Parkers---Craig

[charlie cleveland]

i looked at this gun on gunbroker would be a real duck gun...nice gun but unusal barrel lenth for such a heavy frame gun.. charlie

[Dean Romig]

103439 would have been made well before Walter King took the superintendant's position in 1908 from his father Charles King.
The barrel flats are stamped with the 3 indicative of the grade but it is unusual that a set of Titanic Steel barrels were not stamped with the T in the circle. As Dave states, we have seen this before, but not often.

[Autumn Daze]

We know that Walter worked in the shop as an inspector before moving up to take over for his father as superintendant. My belief is this is his inspectors mark prior to that move.