Original DHE with 31 inch Titanic steel barrels
 

These barrels have not been cut. They measure out 31 inches. How rare would this configuration be? They have Walter King's stamp on them.

7 Twelves, 1 Sixteen.
When are you gonna get TPS?

I've got one for sale in the classified section.

Edgar, pardon my ignorance but what is TPS? Do you mean temporary protective status? Lol. Sounds like I should keep it for awhile longer

The Parker Story

Allen, you'll get as much pleasure from The Parker Story, as any of your Parkers. Rarely a week goes by when I'm not investigating some detail in it. My copy is nearly as dog-eared as Dean's Serialization Book

Allen, Do you have a Research Letter from Chuck on this DHE? What does the letter say?

It was originally made with 30 inch Damascus barrels but sent back to Parker and rebarreled with 31 inch Titanic steel barrels. WK is stamped on the barrel flats.

Edgar, I have both volumes of the TPS but have not read them in awhile

They make a wonderful gift.

I took this DHE to Dan Cullity to inspect it and give me his opinion on whether or not the barrels are original to this gun. Dan said someone filed down the original serial nbrs and cut new ones to match the nbrs on the frame. And these barrels were not properly fitted to it. I am having Dan fit a nice set of 30 inch damascus barrels to it that i bought from a fellow pgca mbr. Dont plan to have Dan work on these bogus titanic barrels. Buyer beware.

If the 31" barrels are bogus, why do they letter??

Bill, the letter on this dhe indicated it had damascus barrels originally. Some time later some one put the 31 inch special steel barrels on it and recut serial numbers to match those on the frame. Thats the bogus part i was referring to. The fitting up of the replacement barrels was not even a very good fit.

The fitting of the 30 inch damascus barrels is complete. Dan Cullity does first rate work. The transition seam between the breech face of these barrels and the breech balls on the frame feels seamless to the touch. Ill post a few pics of this nice clean set of trukish star damascus barrels. The balance with these barrels is perfect in my hands. This DHE will be fun on pheasants and trap. Not sure if i will keep the 31 inch titanic steel barrels. They are fully functional but i really dont need this barrel length and since they are not original to this gun, i have no attachment to them. As soon as i get some pics of them i will post in the for sale section. I should add that Dan Cullity re-fitted the Titanic steel barrels to the frame on this DHE. Well done I would add again.

Pic of breech and frame transition