And could this be the same stuff just four years later?... pretty likely but under a different name.




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Parker 1874 Price List

https://photos.smugmug.com/Damascus/...0%282%29-L.jpg

Simmons Hdw. 1878. Plain Steel replaced with Plain Twist and the Grade 6 is added with "Finest Damascus"

https://photos.smugmug.com/Damascus/...0Cropped-L.jpg

I just noticed a 12-gauge gun on GI, 10208, with a rib marking of PLAIN TWIST --

Attachment 96549

In an earlier post in this thread I said

Here's another. Unfortunately I failed to document the DOM or grade but thinks it was a Lifter. Same font as Dave's link.

https://photos.smugmug.com/Damascus/...0%281%29-M.jpg

The plot thickens. 1892 PH with letter and rib marked "Twist"

https://photos.smugmug.com/Damascus/...20Letter-S.jpg

Which is most certainly not the usual Parker "Plain Twist"

https://photos.smugmug.com/Damascus/...PH%20Rib-M.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Damascus/...892%20PH-M.jpg

So, would the fact that the gun was a 14 gauge be part of the reason for different barrel material?

Drew that looks more like "Stub" Twist to me. I like it! What a wonderful Parker!

I have 2 guns marked plain steel both are 10 gaand seen another gun marked plain steel I wish now I had bought it...it was a 12 ga....charlie

Garry: not at all. Just another maker of the "rough forged tube"

Here are some Twist examples. I think it's similar to the one on the right; possibly Rubans Royal

https://photos.smugmug.com/Damascus/...%20Royal-M.jpg

Dave Purnell's 1875 $60 grade Plain Twist underlifter

https://photos.smugmug.com/Damascus/...0Purnell-L.jpg

Dave's 1888 12ga Quality P top action hammergun with "London Damascus Twist"

https://photos.smugmug.com/Damascus/...0Purnell-L.jpg