Rare

[Bruce Day]

Dean was mentioning "only one known". How about this one?

[Dean Romig]

Yup, seen that one. A wonderful CHE.

[Russ Jackson]

Bruce ,Is this the C grade in this last Parker Pages ?? A beautiful gun !

[Jay Gardner]

Geez Bruce, you could publish a book of Parker Porn.

[todd allen]

Vent rib,beavertail fore-end, and Damascus BBLs? That's off the hook cool!
You need to seriously post more pictures of that gun.
I would love to hear some history of that gun, as well.

[Bruce Day]

Not mine, a buddy's. I have a few nice ones, but not consistantly and not that many.

The records on the vent rib Bernard do not show it was made with those features but the work is clearly factory work, SN on underside of rib, etc. The rib is Bernard steel also, kinda cool. When Parker was using these damascus barrels, they must have received shipments of damascus and Bernard rib stock but I don't know that any new old stock ribs have been found.

My buddy won't post here because of some comments made by some of our posters, so I post for him because he also believes in keeping interest high and we have the same passion for these old guns. I'm more imune to adverse comments.

[todd allen]

Bruce, do you know the manufacture date?
Also, was the BT fore-end factory?

[Bruce Day]

I'm thinking about 1907.

Yes.

Not mine, mine are ordinary in comparision.

[Frank Cronin]

Bruce,

On my computer screen the top rib logo looks to be engraved and not roll stamped. Is this a clue the vent rib was installed much later in life than in 1907? My understanding from reading previous posts on the subject on Parkers built with Damascus barrels in the late 20's where customers ordered a new gun and the factory was instructed to "frame up and stock old barrels" the customer supplied. The rolling die couldn't be found so they engraved them. Does anyone know when the logo engraving first appeared on late Damascus guns?

Beautiful pictures Bruce.

[Bill Murphy]

Vent rib legends are not rolled in my experience.

[Dean Romig]

Frank, I have a Bernard CH without a vent rib and I've seen others which have the legend on the rib engraved. Perhaps Parker Bros did not have a roll die for Bernard Steel barreled guns.

[Dave Suponski]

Most vent rib guns have the rib legend engraved. Parker found that roll marking vent ribs damaged them.

[Bruce Day]

Dean, early Bernard regular ribs were engraved, later ones roll stamped. I have not made enough of a study of them to form an opinion about the year date that the Bernard roll stamp started being used, although it was sometime in the 1890's. Vent ribs were a different matter.