I wish my O grade would look like that..

Bill, I have not checked the Parker Story, the gentleman that owns it has sold some nice Parkers to some of our members before. they were all original guns, would like to know exactly what it is original or upgrade hard to believe it would be the latter. I agree it looks like a grade 5 or 6 with the gold on the grip! Gary

Gary, I don't know anything, but there's no way it could be an upgrade. Just look at the breach balls. Did you notice the birds in the panels behind the hammers?
Just think, if this were to be an upgrade, the guy that did it is a true master.

Book says it is a TO which is a 0-Grade with Twist barrels.

This is a shining example of when the "book" is wrong.

However, I can see where the confusion might lie in attempting to grade the gun by the barrel steel listed in the order book.
The subject gun does not have the typical Damascus Steel barrels that were normally used on most Parkers of Grades-1 or 2 and on up the grade scale. This gun has a type of Laminated or Twist barrels used on very few of the higher graded guns of the day and was probably shown in the order book as Twist but this is obviously a Grade-6 or A Grade Parker. A few thousand guns earlier it would have been a $300 grade.

See the picture of another higher grade Parker with similar barrels.

....nuts!! oversized!


See an earlier discussion of this type of barrel steel here http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthr...lish+Laminated

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WOW is right that is very pretty!!! Thats what dreams are made off.

That bold engraving near the back of the lock plates almost makes it look like the plates are raised in that area. Much like the top grade Lefevers were. What a trick to the eye.

Brian, The lock plates on high grade Parker hammerguns are indeed stepped.

Well, I did not get in till late and missed my call from G&H called and the guy had left for the day but john said he had a few pages of info on it for me will call Thur morn and let everyone know what I find out! Gary

I did put in a call to Chuck Bishop yesterday to see if he could shed some light on it for me but have not heard anything yet. I know he is busy. gary

Brian, the steps on those sideplates are not a trick of the camera. They are for real.