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Bruce Day
04-27-2010, 01:57 PM
1. SK's high grade damascus, about complete.

2. same

3. same, C grade?

4. same

5. Various stages of rusting

6. Some lucky person is going to get a nice looking Trojan 16ga.

7. same

8. A grade Lefever in progress. Fine, high grade damascus....its under there.

9. same

10. TC's 20ga, done.

11. Aubrey chain damascus, not yet started.
scott kittredge
04-27-2010, 04:00 PM
thanks Bruce, i have not seen the barrels for some time and looking forward to shooting my gun. they say 'Good Things Come To Those Who Wait" sk
Bruce Day
04-27-2010, 04:10 PM
If the back end comes out like the barrels, it will be a gun to be proud of, a no excuses Parker. Pretty damascus is always special. Congratulations.
Richard LaMendola
04-28-2010, 09:04 PM
Photo up date is much appreciated, it's like seeing your child grow up.
scott kittredge
04-29-2010, 06:23 PM
Photo up date is much appreciated, it's like seeing your child grow up.

ok, when it all comes together :banghead: i'll post some pic. scott
Richard LaMendola
04-29-2010, 06:36 PM
Scott, I'm new to parker forum, are you the person taking the pics. I confused, thought is was Bruce Day, but appreciate your reply. Let me know your part on the thread about the damascus pics. Happened to be browsing on Parker awhile back and saw the tales of Dale thread about the damascus so I went back again and saw my Lefever barrels.
scott kittredge
04-29-2010, 06:53 PM
Scott, I'm new to parker forum, are you the person taking the pics. I confused, thought is was Bruce Day, but appreciate your reply. Let me know your part on the thread about the damascus pics. Happened to be browsing on Parker awhile back and saw the tales of Dale thread about the damascus so I went back again and saw my Lefever barrels.

the 1st pics are of my BH barrels, that is the the 1st time i've seen them in awhile and the 1st time they have been in that shape in a lot of years! scott
Dave Suponski
04-29-2010, 06:56 PM
Scott,Why don,t ya have Dale ship them to me so I can use them for awhile.Kinda like them Dunkle deals.....:duck:
scott kittredge
04-29-2010, 07:13 PM
Scott,Why don,t ya have Dale ship them to me so I can use them for awhile.Kinda like them Dunkle deals.....:duck:

to you ,no problem: dunkle i don't know :rotf: hope to see you sunday!
Richard LaMendola
04-29-2010, 08:27 PM
The set of barrels are from about 1888, bores are super. Picked up Parker GH a week ago with a fantastic set of damascus, inside and out. All orginal 16ga, from about 1903.
Bruce Day
04-30-2010, 07:22 AM
Richard, this means you will have to join the PGCA. A damascus G 16 and an A grade Lefever, the next step will be a Parker to match the Lefever grade.

Lefevers are nice guns, someday I'll find the right mid grade Lefever in 16ga..
Richard LaMendola
04-30-2010, 10:52 AM
Bruce, I was not quit clear on that post. The GH was a Parker 16 ga damascus 1903. Have a F grade 16 damascus, 1892, which is the grade equivelant of the GH Parke. Would be nice to afford and find a AH Parker 16ga.
Bruce Day
05-06-2010, 06:19 PM
Those darn A grade Lefever barrels keep sneaking in here. Just about done.
Dale and the barrels.

Taken today during Tom Carter's visit.
Bruce Day
01-31-2012, 06:40 PM
back to top for damascus interest

A reminder to people that in the lower grade guns, the barrels sometimes have mismatched patterns and usually more starts and stops.

Although the high grade guns are supposed to have fine pattern damascus, its not always. Sometimes in G's you will get barrels with fine pattern damascus.

Bruce DD Day ( damascus dunce)