Question on barrel flat stamp ?

[william faulk]

I have a Parker with sleeved 12 ga chambers but with true 20 ga 30"barrels.
The barrel flats are stamped with a big T,3" Chambers and a persons name.
The gun originally was a early PH with twist barrels as the rib still reads.
The barrels are fine steel and true 20 ga.
Any ideas who the stampings are from especially the T ?

[Bruce Day]

T means twist as explained in TPS.

If you want to know who the stampings of the person's name are from, it might be helpful to provide the person's name. None of the photos show the barrel flats.

[william faulk]

(T)SANDY'.5
4
3 IN CHAMBER

This is exact stamping.. ???

[Chuck Bishop]

I think you mean that the barrels were sleeved, not the chambers. The chambers/barrel flats remained twist but the barrels are now fluid steel with the original twist rib. Is that correct?

I've never heard of Parker stamping the flats with a full name, just initials. Who ever did the sleeving (outside source) would have been the person who's name is on the flats and also put the 3" chambers on the flats too.

That's my take on it. Others may disagree.

[william faulk]

Chuck,
The only area sleeved are the chambers to accept 3" 20 ga shells.
The 30" barrels are fine steel and are perfectly blued..
The gun is a real shooter..perfect for doves and Sporting Clays.
The 8 pound weight and the long barrels swing as well as any gun I have shot.
Whoever did the work was a master.You can not find a seam where the barrels join the receiver blocks...It is a mystery..

[Leighton Stallones]

Bill, Do you mean 12 ga bores with 20 ga chambers?

[Richard Flanders]

Good question Leighton: Does it really still have the 12ga bores but 20ga chambers??? Seem very unlikely and very odd if so.

[Leighton Stallones]

Maybe Bill has been drinking some of that Mescal in San Antonio?

[william faulk]

Chambers are the original 12 ga chambers sleeved to accept 20 ga 3" shells.Original twist 12 ga barrels have been replaced with fluid steel 20 ga barrels.They are not sleeved barrels.Gun work is imaculate.

[william faulk]

Yea..and I ate the worm too..:rotf: