Damascus and Titanic barrels with matching serial numbers

[scott porter]

Did Parker ever make a second set of barrels years later and create a matching number barrel and fore end? I have seen a gun made in 1895 with the original damascus barrels and a second set of Titanic steel (not available till 1897 - right?) with matching numbers and the forend numbers match and are numbered 1 and 2.

[Austin W Hogan]

There are many Parkers that were rebarreled, or fitted with a second barrel set, after initial shipment. The two on the second barrel set matches that barrel with its fore end.

Best, Austin

[E Robert Fabian]

Yes Scott, if the owner of the gun wanted a 2nd set of barrels he could send his gun back to PB and they would make barrel set with matching fore end numbered to gun.

[George Lander]

My CH 12 bore was originally made in 1899 with Bernard Steel barrels and sent back to Parker in 1906 to be fitted with a second set of Titanic Steel. Both sets are numbered to the serial number on the frame.

Best Regards, George

[Harry Collins]

My DH came with Damascus 28" and Titanic 30" barrels.

Harry

[Dave Noreen]

Two-barrel sets with the second set fitted later seem to be more common than guns that left Meriden originally as two-barrel sets. My gun left Meriden in 1889 as a rather heavy Damascus barrel 12-gauge on a 2-frame. At some pont after 1918, when the barrel address changed from Conn. to Ct. U.S.A., it got a set of 32-inch Vulcan Steel 20-gauge barrels and a second forearm. The Brothers P also fitted a new bolt and the post 1910 bolt plate on both sets of barrels.

[charlie cleveland]

nice nice nice.... charlie

[scott porter]

Wow. Can't read the wieght on the barrel flats. That 20 must be heavy. Thanks for the help.

[Dave Noreen]

The Brothers P did a good job of swamping the 20-gauge barrels, while the 12-gauge Damascus barrels are very straight and thick. The gun weighs a fraction of an ounce over nine pounds with the 12-gauge barrels and 8 pounds 4.5 ounces with the 20-gauge barrels in place.

[Austin W Hogan]

Dave; We are doing an article on barrel swamp and taper for the next Parker Pages. Would you measure those barrels if I send a data grid.?

you can reach me at

austin.w.hogan@valley.net

Thanks, Austin

[Dave Noreen]

email sent.

Dave