Bill, I no longer own the gun and the letter. This gun had been redone by George Flaim many years ago and it was right as rain.

how is bore?

Dave, did your gun have the marking for frame size or the s/n on every part?
Mine only has the s/n on the under side of both bbl's, no other markings, although there is F,CB stamped on the stock face near the tang groove.

No as I recall it didn't

Please correct me if I'm wrong but further research leads me to believe the numbers on the underside of the BBL's next to the Birmingham Proof House hallmark are the BBL makers I'D not a S/N. I have also found out that the locks are " Stoks Patent" as there are no other markings on any of the gun components, Could it be that this gun was manufactured using surplus musket parts? which makes the date on the BBL rib of 1869 more logical

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here are some more pic's, the numbers next to the proof house hallmark are the only ones anywhere on any parts, note the letter "G" in the 2nd. pic.
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Those look like Birmingham stamps - Rick Losey will know for sure.

First of those stamps I've seen on Parker barrels. They are definitely Laminated of some sort.

You Sir, have an extremely unusual Parker.






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Dean is correct

Provisional Birmingham proof- remarkably clear set of marks

look like a good restoration candidate

Hi Rick: On another site (Damascus Knowledge) there was a pic of a set of bbl's showing the Birmingham proof hallmark with numbers next to it and they implied that the numbers are the bbl makers ID No. If that is true then the only info I have on the gun is the manufacture date on the bbl rib 1869. do you think that could be correct

i have seen many numbers and letters on Birmingham guns- i have never seen a list that details them -

this is one of mine- i guess TENT is a barrel maker - can't prove it

http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture...pictureid=6867

on this Greener - i have yet to figure out the marks on the under ribs
http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture...pictureid=8413

i have a feeling that barrel makers marks are most often initials not nnumbers

can't prove it - but based on guns and British reels, makers and inspectors are hard to pin down

without any s/n numbers on any components and the non-typical parts for my gun i.e.: the oversized firing pin retainers (possibly made from surplus musket nipples), the oversized trip,the use of Stoaks locks and the frame size being off measurement. so I guess other than the 7735 next to the hallmark its anyones guess as to the actual date of manufacture, which leads me to believe the the "Manufactured For M. Hoag Seneca Falls N.Y. 1869" engraved on the rib may possibly be correct.
I'm disappointed that the missing parts could not be located but I'll keep trying if anyone has any suggestions please let me know. Dave Fejlline is sending the action back today, I'll post pic's when I get it
Thanks for all the help form the members that followed this thread

I finally got around to reassembling the gun after getting the action back from Dave It now has two period correct hammers but still missing the finger pad for the lifter the "tirp" and firing pin retainers, I guess some guns are destined to be wall hangers however, I'm still not finished looking for these parts. Maybe some day there will be pic's of a complete gun posted. Thanks to all who replied to this post. :bigbye::

I have some of the old style lifter buttons. Get in touch with me if you want.