What is Up With This?
 

http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/view...f=107&t=470138

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Cool gun. Never seen the Damascus pattern on this one like on other Parker grades.

i would like to see a close up of any marks on the underside of the barrels

maybe this "maker" fitted new damascus barrels to a Parker frame

Maybe not a barrel address but requested with the new owners name and add on the barrel. A letter may be in order.

I can't seem to get a close-up view, but it may be an 'added' inscription atop the Parker rib.

Bernard variation?

The photo are terrible quality. But it does look very similar to Bernard barrels.

The rib extension fit looks iffy. And the forend lug is a lot fatter than normally seen of Parkers. My guess would be the barrels were replacements made from new, custom.

Mr Weston was obviously not really the "maker" but more probably the custom 'assembler' of non-original (to that particular Parker) barrels and possibly other parts as well.

Definitely Bernard - possibly "No. 16 Bernard I"

What caused that circle in center of rib in front of dolls head?I have a Parker that has that mark? Thanks Bobby

That is the screw that helps retain the extension.

And it is usually only observed on barrels that have been refinished.





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Thanks for the info. Bobby

Can we get better pictures and a serial number? Thanks.

Bill if you are asking me I do not take pictures but the Parker is a 20 ga GHE # 2365XX.Bobby

Hmmm. 1900 GHE, serial number 236,5xx.

Parker Bros. never produced a gun with letters in the serial number.

Without the real serial number we can't verify how and with what features it was manufactured.






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Who's on First?
We've got two separate conversations going on here. The OP still hasn't given a SN of the Cleveland Gun, Bobby's talking about a 236,XXX GHE. Bill's trying to confuse us with 1900 on a 1928 gun, and Dean, well, you know Dean, He's just being silly.

Abbott

Thank you. I thought it was just me.:eek:

Alright Lou, listen to this... A Parker with serial number range 236,5-- would have a 1934 date of manufacture.





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SN 95095 according to OP. I don't see it in serialization book. There's a gap btwn 95021 and 95097.

Parker did not use hyphens in their serial numbers either.

The word 'range' qualifies the dash.

(Dash - def. a mark of punctuation used to indicate a missing letter or number.)

'Numbers in this case, and when two or more dashes are used together without spaces or other letters, numbers, or marks of punctuation, indicate a range.






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I have no idea how Mr. Brooks got a late GHE into this conversation. The Bernard gun has a "2" on the forend lug.

I ask about the circle in middle of top rib and then stated that I had a GHE Parker with the same mark as pictured on the beautiful Damascus bbls pictured.Sorry Bobby

No reason to be sorry Robert. A bit of a variation from the topic but that happens all the time on this forum. There are so many questions on such a huge variety of topics that people need to ask a question when it presents itself.

Now, back on topic - a "2" stamped on the forend lug would indicate barrel set No. 2, is there a corresponding 2 on the forend iron?






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Ok now I'm confused (not a big leap:)) by your statement. I have guns that there is a letter usually a N prior to the serial number. Did you mean something like 123N456?
Could just the rib have been replaced for some reason?

Wow - you are confused....

Parker never produced a gun with letters in the serial number, i.e. 2365XX, the two X's being the letters I was referring to.

On the guns that you have with a N preceding the serial number, the N is not a part of the serial but if you look closely it is actually a No. (with the right vertical stroke of the N intersecting or touching the o) meaning "Number" and you will only find that engraved in script on the trigger guard strap on grades 3 and higher.

See example on a Grade 4 hammer gun.



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I have never noticed the 0 before. I have several guns with the letter N. Never to old to learn something new:). My eyesight is bad, I can't hear worth a damn and my knees are starting to argue with me. Getting old isn't for sissies:nono:

That was my mother's favorite saying... and she was old - but I'm quickly learning how true her words were.






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