Looking for info on my Lifter
 

I purchased this Lifter in a multi gun deal. It’s been messed with but I figured it could be a shooter or a parts gun at worst.
I am posting pictures and appreciate comments. Butt stock is cracked but could be repaired.
The things that stand out are. The Crescent butt plate seems deeper than most Parker’s I have seen. At some point it was converted to a selectable single trigger. Finally the rib has been drilled in multiple places. Why? Who knows?

A letter might address the deeply curved butt contour.





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Unfortunately I checked with Chuck most of the information is non legible.

That's too bad Phil.

It's an enigma!





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man what questions that will never be answered....reckon what fellow built this gun....charlie

Any information on the trigger, crescent butt, rib and and the markings is greatly appreciated since there is little information available in the records.

That is a very neat gun! The buttplate looks to be original to me, it is of the proper style for the gun, just a lot more curved.
And though the single trigger is obviously a much latter addition. It is very rare to see a single triggered hammer gun, let alone a lifter.

Other than the damaged to the stock head, it looks to be in great condition.

I just realized I didn’t post a picture of the rib. Barrels ring but why the screws along the rib?

I have never seen a single trigger on a lifter. Has anyone?

I’ve seen one on a T/A AA hammer gun but not a Lifter.

I can’t even imagine what those screws are for.



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The George Peck C Grade lifter has a Lancaster single trigger. My Prussian Daly hammer pigeon gun also has a Lancaster (Infallible) single trigger. Both guns were mentioned in a Lancaster catalog folder. I don't know who owns the George Peck lifter, but it surfaced several years ago with a PGCA member. I would like to put it together with the Daly some day.

Phil, I think that is a wonderful lifter with several unique features. In my opinion it would be worth fixing.

I would "guess" the the rib was loose or came off and to screw it on was easier then soldering back on. I think that can be fixed or at least improved. That would be a good question for Breck Gorman.

I like that curved buttplate. Overall a fantastic early Lifter!

probably someone installed a vent rib

Could be screws for a sight. I had a GH that had two screw holes at either end of the barrrl roll mark. I was told they fastened a Nydar (?) gunsight.

I have two Parkers with screws in the rib. Unfortunately, my Nydar sights do not line up with the screw holes.