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Could someone have a quick look at 192833. It appears to be a VH upgrade, re finish fresh engraving. Beavertail forearm fancy wood Buttstock

Thanks

William

D2, H, 0, C, 12, 30

Thanks Dean it's worth ordering a letter.

William

Upgraded to what??

Hard to say, it belongs to a friend of mine his only Parker. Gift to him long ago. Engraving is like my GH but a bit more detail, not D though. Fresh looking work. Wood all new from some time ago. Barrells new blue.

Nice gun if you like Beavertails. Am not attracted to upgrades myself although there are some nice ones out there.

William

What animals does it have on the side panels? Early D's didn't have all the scroll work.

According to the ID & Ser. book it is a grade 2 (G) and should have birds on both the side panels and the floor plate.... unless that has been altered by some kind of 'upgrade'.





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Nvm, thought it was grade 3, misread. Would be interesting to see if it has different engraving though.

It's not in front of me so can't confirm & when I looked at it yesterday the engraving looked too "fresh" and more extensive than my G Grade plus everything else looked fresh and new. Which made me think upgrade. Mine was at home so no side by side comparison.

The gun was given to him by a grateful business associate 25 years ago. I bet it's out of the Del Grego shop, refurbished. Am going to order a letter on the gun.

William

Grade 2's have more variation in their engraving than people realize. Some are works of art and some look like they were done at 4:30 on a Friday. I don't think any two are exactly alike

Mills, the differences are primarily due to the various periods in which they were produced, and the chief engraver's preferences - however, the Grade 2 through the grade 4 engraving themes were kept to a standard. The Grade 3 and 4 floor plates had some leeway as to what 'game scenes' could be used.






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That is true, but even within the various periods, there is a good bit of variation.