I have three 16 ga Damascus GH guns all with D4 Damascus. Not so unusual at all.


I just looked at my 12 ga. GH No. 67669 (Dave has seen this gun... the one I tripped and fell with on a brick walkway) and it has D3 Damascus barrels with a distinctly different pattern. Drew would know about it... it appears to have seven steel blades in the crolle.

I have a couple of grade two guns with D4 damascuss as well. I don't have a 16 O frame that light however. Congrats on a nice gun. I use a Galco slip on pad to add that little extra length of pull. I put some foam spacers in it and can add about an inch to LOP.

Sweet sweet sweet! Good find. I know that will be a joy to shoot. Nice to look at too!

I just bought a GH, 2 barrell set from another PGCA member. They are both marked D4

John ,Great find ,I really like the small bore Parker guns ,they are a pleasure to look at and a joy to carry ! Congrats. on a beautiful little gun !

Are we really sure that the 4 is part of the damascus designation? I have number of G grade guns with the D designation. However, the noted 4 or other modifier is significantly away from the D, as follows: very late damascus G, 220657, D with 4 above and to right; very early hammerless G, 57816, D with C above and to the right; top action hammer G, 43810, D with J above and to the right; lifter G, 19134, D with nothing; lifter G, 18716, D with small m above and to the right; and finally lifter, 14830 D with nothing. Personally, I don't believe the letters, numbers, or nothings have anything to do with the Damascus designation. What do you all think?

Bill, you're probably right in that the 4 immediately to the right of the D may not be an indicator of the grade of Damascus.
I am actually counting the ribbands between weld lines on my guns.

Uh-oh... here we go again. Drew, help us out with this again.

Edgar you retired guy have all the disposable income for Parkers esp two bbl sets:rotf:

I'm far from an expert but here's a copy and paste from the FAQ dealing with damascus:


Left to right: 'D4' - Quality 4 Damascus, 'C' - likely barrel maker or finisher,
'4, 1' - pre-finish barrel weight, '3' - Grade 3 or D, '2' on the lug - frame size. Courtesy of Greg Baehman

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Q...rrbtXtNdQQLqOv

GH courtesy of Dave Miles

Here's a photo of the research letter - it's exactly like it was when it left Meriden except for the fact that someone whacked off the butt, added a recoil pad and shortened the overall LOP. Still weighs the same. It's interesting to me that it was ordered and shipped in 1906 but the SN dates it to 1904. Is this unusual?

Anybody have a 0-frame whole butt stock they don't need?

http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/t...d/IMG_4599.jpg