Bill many people would look at the cold blued Titanic and accept it as factory back in the day. I suppose Bernard steel would have been more believable. The nitro proofs raise a red flag and how about that serial which exceeds Parker production by more than 30,000. Peter Johnson may not have been the most knowledgeable Parker collector but he cultivated a great deal of interest in Parkers and American doubles in general for having taken the time to write the book.

Richard, the GHE is more likely 3 iron crolle. If you can see the dividing line that splits a crolle, follow it to the next dividing line. Count the full crolles and 2 split crolles and you have your total. The dividing lines are sometimes hard to see but the lower DH is easily seen.

The altered serial number intrigues me. WHY? Isn't that a big issue with ATF?

Pre 1899 serial number, ATF does not consider this a gun. You can stamp what you want on it.

Is this the gun that someone stamped nitro proof on the barrel flat?

Yes Brian.

The gun is unique though as it is the only double gun I can remember that only has 1 barrel nitro proofed.

So how does someone restamp TITANIC over DAMASCUS that has been removed, yet one can still see the Damascus pattern in the rib below the roll stamp with no evidence of filing/grinding and welding up? Isn't it just possible that it was a rare mistake?

Jerry you have a point there. Although with all of the other unusual markings I tend to agree something not so straight up took place on this gun.
SN is 27404 which was made in 1882. When did Titanic steel barrels come out?

74842

Titanic barrels were first introduced in 1897 I believe.





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