What was lst year for a ph twist barrels?

[Kurt Sauers]

When did they stop using twist barrels? 1917,would that be a special order?

[Mills Morrison]

Damascus barrels were used well into the 20's. I doubt Twist barrels would be special order in 1917.

[Kirk Potter]

Wasn’t “Parker Steel” available on the PH starting in the early 20’s?.. Not sure if Twist was available concurrently.

[Kurt Sauers]

He called it a special order and am trying to figure out what's special

[Dean Romig]

"He"?

Who is "He"?




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[Kurt Sauers]

Barnett

Would a 1 frame 12 be special ordered?

[Dean Romig]

No, a 1-frame 12 gauge would not have been a special order.... Let me qualify that by saying that there was a period in which a 1-frame 12 was nothing more than a "light twelve". It would have been an anomaly during the Remington years however. A light twelve in those days would have been a 1 1/2 frame or a 1/2 frame.

What is the serial,number of the gun in question - or at least the year of manufacture?






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[Kurt Sauers]

Barnett said its a 1917

A light 12 is what I'm looking for. Around 7 lbs.

[Bill Murphy]

A 1917 PH with Twist Steel barrels would be nothing unusual. It would be Parker Brothers using up leftover Twist Steel barrels from their inventory.

[Kurt Sauers]

I have a 1916 ph with twist. I'm trying to determine why he calls it a special order. He stated Damascus in 1917. It's not Damascus but twist and i don't think that's tbe reason it's special

[Kirk Potter]

I have a 1916 ph with twist. I'm trying to determine why he calls it a special order. He stated Damascus in 1917. It's not Damascus but twist and i don't think that's tbe reason it's special

Yeah I see that on his site now too, beats me..

[Mills Morrison]

You might just call and ask why it is special.

Actually, what might be more rare is a 1 frame 12 gauge in 1917. 1 frames were common on early hammerless 12 gauges (I own several and they are all 1 frames), but less common on later 12 gauges. At least, that is my experience.

[Russ Jackson]

Maybe Steve has a letter for the gun and someone placed the order for it instead of one of the regular hardware stores selling it ? Give him a call if he answers the phone he is a Fine Gentleman to talk to !

[Kurt Sauers]

E mailed him. Said twist barrels in 1917 was the special order

That's y I inquired here from tbe experts

[Brian Dudley]

Well, that special order gun is not so special after all. Only special in name.

Besides, one could call any gun that wasn't for store inventory and made to standard catalog specs to be “special order”.

Anyway, a thing inwant to add in relation to frame sizes talked about earlier is that there was nothing in Parker advertising about frame sizes. It was an internal thing that was utilized for manufacturing in order to achieve proper balance and weights.
A customer could specify a desired weight, and Parker took it from there.

[Kurt Sauers]

Its not special, but it is a pretty nice ph