Keen observation on the keels there Dean-O:whistle:

The right barrel looks a little out of round but that can be fixed. My guess is that they haven't been altered either.

Thanks R-r-r-ricar-r-r-rdo

The dimension of the bores and chokes will tell the story, but the PGCA letter is step one. I would never own such a gun without getting a letter of provenance. The original owner could be an interesting guy. Unfortunately, early ten gauges are hard to measure with Skeets or Galazan micrometers. Many of the early tens have bores over .800 and the usual bore micrometers will not measure quite that big. If the chokes are in place, these measuring devices will measure them OK. Some Parker barrels can be together at the muzzles after being cut quite a bit. Linda's DHE was cut from 32" or 30" to 26" and the muzzles still touch.

Your welcome there Dean-O but what is it your thanking me for? I confuse easily in the heat and humidity:p

Dean your keyboard activity seems dissoriented and shows early symptoms of Parkensons disease or perhaps Epilepsy.

I'll have a wiskey and pray for your speedy and complete recovery. In fact just for you Dean-O I'll have two wiskeys and pray you recover by bird season.

Right Rich....Does that confusion also happen after partaking of a certain amber liquid...:p

No, I can drink all the Ginger Ale my bladder can stand:rotf:

I do have a container of Lynchberg's finest resting in the freezer. It's so hot and humid I didn't even want to venture outside for a good cigar and a cold beer :(

I was rolling the R's as in the Spanish language Rich but I can't do it this evening because my tongue is somewhat thicker than when I made that previous post.... probably due to imbibing in that amber fluid a bit earlier.... no, not that ginger ale stuff - Lynchburg's finest of course. But you wouldn't know about that - you're such a Silas Marner with that stuff... keeping it locked away in a freezer somewhere.

doesn't matter to me if cut or not, just a beautiful piece that I'd proud to use and own then pass on to the next caretaker. RJ

Keels? Please define in place and out of place for a newbie oh knowlegable ones. ch

Hi Calvin - Keels are triangular steel alignment pieces about two inches long which are placed under the top and bottom ribs to 'align' the rib at intervals along the length of the barrels before the soldering process. If the barrels are cut two inches or more by an amatuer he generally would not have botherer to resolder the keels back in under the ribs. In the case of this gun it is plain to see that the keels are in place under the ribs - otherwise you would only see the dark gray solder there.