Serial #133359 help please

[Kurt Sauers]

Can anyone please find the original barrel length? 28 or 30 ? thanks

[James L. Martin]

Not in book

[Kurt Sauers]

What do you look for to tell whether or not its been cut. Some are pretty obvious.

[Bill Murphy]

#1, a PGCA letter. #2, examine the blank space in the rib matting at the muzzle.

[Dean Romig]

#1, a PGCA letter. #2, examine the blank space in the rib matting at the muzzle.


#3 Look for evidence of steel keels beneath the top and bottom ribs.





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[Bill Murphy]

Thanks.

[Kurt Sauers]

Could you guys post some pics of cut vs not? So this rookie knows what he's looking at. I think they're cut but still full anf full. But i don't know

[Brian Dudley]

Search the forum on the topic, you will find a lot of results.

What is the grade? Anything above a trojan will have the matting terminate before the end of the rib.

[Kurt Sauers]

its a dh

[Bill Murphy]

The PGCA letter is almost a sure thing. Someone will post a picture of the barrel keels and blank space at the end of the rib.

[Robin Lewis]

Check out the FAQ web page, you may find something of interest there. This one in particular... http://parkerguns.org/pages/faq/CutBarrels.htm

[Kurt Sauers]

Check out the FAQ web page, you may find something of interest there. This one in particular... http://parkerguns.org/pages/faq/CutBarrels.htm


Read the FAQ. It didn't have the flat spot at the end of the rib and that's why I questioned it. It has the keel and the barrels touch.

[Robin Lewis]

The flat spot is normal but not found 100% of the time. When its missing it can cause one to look closer just as you have but it is not the end all indicator of cut barrels.

The keels that are placed between the barrels are not all that long, so if they are there that would be a very good sign that they are not cut. I believe the keels dimension is documented in one of the FAQ's; so you can see by their size how they would be lost when cut, unless the cut is very very small.