What is Up With This?

[Dave Noreen]

http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=107&t=470138

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[Frank Cronin]

Cool gun. Never seen the Damascus pattern on this one like on other Parker grades.

[Rick Losey]

i would like to see a close up of any marks on the underside of the barrels

maybe this "maker" fitted new damascus barrels to a Parker frame

[wayne goerres]

Maybe not a barrel address but requested with the new owners name and add on the barrel. A letter may be in order.

[edgarspencer]

I can't seem to get a close-up view, but it may be an 'added' inscription atop the Parker rib.

[Dave Suponski]

Bernard variation?

[Brian Dudley]

The photo are terrible quality. But it does look very similar to Bernard barrels.

The rib extension fit looks iffy. And the forend lug is a lot fatter than normally seen of Parkers. My guess would be the barrels were replacements made from new, custom.

[Dean Romig]

Mr Weston was obviously not really the "maker" but more probably the custom 'assembler' of non-original (to that particular Parker) barrels and possibly other parts as well.

Definitely Bernard - possibly "No. 16 Bernard I"

[Robert Brooks]

What caused that circle in center of rib in front of dolls head?I have a Parker that has that mark? Thanks Bobby

[Brian Dudley]

That is the screw that helps retain the extension.

[Dean Romig]

And it is usually only observed on barrels that have been refinished.





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[Robert Brooks]

Thanks for the info. Bobby

[Bill Murphy]

Can we get better pictures and a serial number? Thanks.

[Robert Brooks]

Bill if you are asking me I do not take pictures but the Parker is a 20 ga GHE # 2365XX.Bobby

[Bill Murphy]

Hmmm. 1900 GHE, serial number 236,5xx.

[Dean Romig]

Parker Bros. never produced a gun with letters in the serial number.

Without the real serial number we can't verify how and with what features it was manufactured.






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[edgarspencer]

Who's on First?
We've got two separate conversations going on here. The OP still hasn't given a SN of the Cleveland Gun, Bobby's talking about a 236,XXX GHE. Bill's trying to confuse us with 1900 on a 1928 gun, and Dean, well, you know Dean, He's just being silly.

[Brett Hoop]

Who's on First?
We've got two separate conversations going on here. The OP still hasn't given a SN of the Cleveland Gun, Bobby's talking about a 236,XXX GHE. Bill's trying to confuse us with 1900 on a 1928 gun, and Dean, well, you know Dean, He's just being silly.

Abbott

Thank you. I thought it was just me.:eek:

[Dean Romig]

Alright Lou, listen to this... A Parker with serial number range 236,5-- would have a 1934 date of manufacture.





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[Michael Meeks]

SN 95095 according to OP. I don't see it in serialization book. There's a gap btwn 95021 and 95097.

[edgarspencer]

Parker Bros. never produced a gun with letters in the serial number.

Without the real serial number we can't verify how and with what features it was manufactured.
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Alright Lou, listen to this... A Parker with serial number range 236,5-- would have a 1934 date of manufacture.
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Parker did not use hyphens in their serial numbers either.

[Dean Romig]

The word 'range' qualifies the dash.

(Dash - def. a mark of punctuation used to indicate a missing letter or number.)

'Numbers in this case, and when two or more dashes are used together without spaces or other letters, numbers, or marks of punctuation, indicate a range.






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[Bill Murphy]

I have no idea how Mr. Brooks got a late GHE into this conversation. The Bernard gun has a "2" on the forend lug.

[Robert Brooks]

I ask about the circle in middle of top rib and then stated that I had a GHE Parker with the same mark as pictured on the beautiful Damascus bbls pictured.Sorry Bobby

[Dean Romig]

No reason to be sorry Robert. A bit of a variation from the topic but that happens all the time on this forum. There are so many questions on such a huge variety of topics that people need to ask a question when it presents itself.

Now, back on topic - a "2" stamped on the forend lug would indicate barrel set No. 2, is there a corresponding 2 on the forend iron?






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[Rich Anderson]

Parker Bros. never produced a gun with letters in the serial number.







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Ok now I'm confused (not a big leap:)) by your statement. I have guns that there is a letter usually a N prior to the serial number. Did you mean something like 123N456?
Could just the rib have been replaced for some reason?

[Dean Romig]

Wow - you are confused....

Parker never produced a gun with letters in the serial number, i.e. 2365XX, the two X's being the letters I was referring to.

On the guns that you have with a N preceding the serial number, the N is not a part of the serial but if you look closely it is actually a No. (with the right vertical stroke of the N intersecting or touching the o) meaning "Number" and you will only find that engraved in script on the trigger guard strap on grades 3 and higher.

See example on a Grade 4 hammer gun.



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[Rich Anderson]

I have never noticed the 0 before. I have several guns with the letter N. Never to old to learn something new:). My eyesight is bad, I can't hear worth a damn and my knees are starting to argue with me. Getting old isn't for sissies:nono:

[Dean Romig]

My eyesight is bad, I can't hear worth a damn and my knees are starting to argue with me. Getting old isn't for sissies:nono:


That was my mother's favorite saying... and she was old - but I'm quickly learning how true her words were.






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