Confused about a Parker gun listed on GB.
 

Seller say's it's a B grade, but the action is marked grade 4 and stamped with a B.


https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1135170911

A PGCA letter may give more information, but this seller has always ignored my requests that he provide a letter. This is a two barrel set, Titanic barrels, grade 4. Maybe the Damascus barrels mentioned by the seller were the second set, which would be a rare combination. I have no explanation for the water table markings.

The gun in the gunbroker ad doesn't seem to have a bead around the breech balls. I think a B grade would have the bead. Grades in the Serialization Book are determined by the price mentioned in the order. The order book doesn't neccesarily mention a grade, often only a price. The SB may be right or wrong in calling it a "4".

I would guess that the seller called it a B as the water table stamping afforded him the luxury of an option (B or C) so he elected to call it the higher grade. Lacking the hand filed rib extension and having only 1 dog in the motif it would appear that this is a C.

It appears to be a put-together gun. The receiver is a C grade (Marked C, Single dog, in the serialization book as TI4), the butt stock is a B grade, but with a dogs head butt plate. The barrels are not Titanic, but Vulcan. A letter may explain some of this, or not.

I used to own this gun. It originally was a two barrel set, one being 28" titanic the other was 30" Damascus. Both barrels butchered to 20" inches with the Damascus bbl having 28 gauge briley tubes. It was ordered with a dish head np as per letter. Wood was original to the gun and I fitted Vulcan black to to make it usable

Sorry, Jim, I'm a little light on the "dish head np". Please explain. Do you still have the letter? It has to be interesting, a two barrel set with one Titanic and one Damascus. Edgar, the gun is not marked C. It is marked B with a #4 mark.

Bill, spell correct wen coocoo it's a DHBP

Gave the letter to Mike Jensen when he bought i

Yes, Bill. I never said it was marked C. I can plainly see it is not marked "C", but it is marked 4. Given all receiver attributes of a B missing (Beaded breach ball, TWO dogs) Of the B and the 4, which would you guess is incorrect stamping? Wearing a B Stock does not make it a B.
Am I the only one who sees the Left barrel Very Off-Face