Many Tryon Parkers are found in the Philadelphia-Baltimore-Eastern Shore area. A disproportionate number of eight gauge Parkers were sold to Tryon, probably for use on the Susquehanna and the Upper and Lower Chesapeake Bay. Not so many eight gauge Parkers were sold by William Wagner for use on the Potomac River.

interesting testing on the guns shooting....being shot at 45 yards and 24 yards and both barrels full choke...ive never noticed this before...can some one shed some light here.... charlie

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I can explain it Charlie--I MADE a mistake. Both barrels were tested at 45 yards. A typo on my part and I have corrected it. Thanks for pointing it out!

Our repair records end December 31, 1919. If the Vulcan barrels were installed from January 1, 1920 forward , we do not have records. Study the marks on the Vulcan barrels. The rib inscription, HT, HTA and Parker Overload Proved marks can help identify the age of the barrels. The Parker Story helps with this as well.

Mark

Mark--thank you for the clarifying info. It's just what I was looking for. The rib marking are PARKER BROS. MAKERS MERIDEN. CT. U.S.A. VULCAN STEEL The barrel flats have minimal markings on them. It looks like a patent date that reads PATD. Apr 11 1876. There is a K and the number 3 in two places on the right barrel flat. There is a "+" marking on both barrel flats 3/8 of an inch from each ejector. There are two small punch marks on the left barrel flat 1/2 inch from the front of the flat next to the lug. The rear lug is stamped 12 and 1(frame size). That is it! No HT, HTA or Parker Overload markings. Thanks again for taking the time to respond. See you in Sanford! BD

The "CT" address stamp on the rib might date the barrels as post-WWI

Thanks Mark for suggesting looking for the Overload Proved mark on the flats. I went and looked at my BHE flats again and found them marked with "Parker Gun Works" overload proved which would support the notion that the Acme ejector barrels were installed at the time of the Remington code mark, June, 1935.