It is my opinion, though it has the usual perpendicular termination like and the space at the
end of the rib, the space is newly milled and in so doing has eliminated the ends of the rib matting lines and a termination line has been subsequently been scribed. And yes, it 'looks' like there may be keels in place beneath the ribs but that definition would require closer examination than a simple photo might present. I believe the barrels have been cut...

Please triple-click on the image.





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Dean a few years ago I was at Cabelas in Scarborough Me. and saw the same thing. Where the space was had rusted but not where it had not been ground. When i pointed it out to the manager he was fit to be tied and cursed the seller for tricking him. Where the grinding was done it was dished not flat.

Be nice to measure the barrels and see if they are choked. Still the 12 vs 10 problem and the P vs N problem.

It was listed for sale as a ten gauge. The letter says 12 gauge. A 12 gauge shell fits the gun and a 10 gauge does not. I believe the mistake was made in the for sale listing. It was and is a 12 gauge.

Read the research letter that Dallas posted. It is correct except that it isn't a Quality T hammer gun, it's a Quality P.H. hammerless gun. Everything else is correct!!! In the early days, you ordered a gun based on it's price, hence it's called a XX Dollar Grade gun. Next in Parker catalogs and price lists, they used the word Quality such as Quality D for hammer guns and Quality DH for hammerless guns plus for hammer guns, they used different letters for different gauges, barrel steel, and stock grip types. Later on when all the guns were hammerless, they just used a letter plus the "H" for grades. Here is a picture from the 1882 catalog.

One other thing you have to remember is that this gun could have been sent back to Parker to have 26" barrels put on but the order book could be missing for this request! Only close examination of the barrels may prove if they've been cut. Not much choke would be left when you cut off 4".

Just my 2 cents.

And if you triple-click on the image you will see that the blank space on the subject gun is in fact “dished” or concave. This is most evident at the left edge of the blank space on rib… not our lift but rather the lrft side of the gun.





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