Serial # 6215 Information
 

Hello Guys/Gals, First off a great forum with a ton of knowledge and information.

My grandfather has a hammer Parker Brothers in his collection. The gun is serial number 6215. From the serial number database that should make it an 1875. The gun has plain twist steel barrels (30-30 1/4") and a ball style grip.
I am sending off for a letter tomorrow and I am anxious to read what information it might contain.

In the mean time I was just curious to know if anyone has seen a gold tone shield with initials? (FLH initials) Also the gun has a gold tone crescent moon on the left side of the stock which seems somewhat unique. Are inlays common on these guns?

Thanks in Advance.

I will post pictures in the next few days.

Again, Awesome site.

Hello Mr. Smith and welcome.

To the best of my knowledge, we know of only one other Parker Bros. exposed-hammer gun with an inlaid silver crescent. We would like very much to see yours.

Chilled Shot, Thanks for the reply. I will take some pictures and post them within the next few days.
So the crescent moon was a factory inlaid piece? Does it signify a grade or option?

Thanks Again.

Nick,

The gun should be a grade 0, underlever, 12ga with 30" barrels, and the type of stock is not listed. The stock may or may not have been checkered. What does the rib inscription read?

If the gold tone shield behind the top tang looks like a badge, that's standard with the gun. I doubt that the gold crescent moon on the side of the stock would have been done by Parker Bros.

Chuck,
Thanks for the information. Going from memory here but the rib inscription says Parker Brothers.....Plain Twist St.
The gold tone shield looks like a badge and is engraved with three initials. The stock has a ball style grip and has some checkering but nothing extremely ornate.

Thanks Again guys you have been extremely helpful.

A PGCA research letter might address the crescent.

I am filling out a letter request form and sending it in today!

Nick,

There were different types of twist barrels. My gun, similar to yours S/N 8036 has Stub Twist barrels. Some of these grade 0 guns had checkering, some didn't. Close up, in focus pictures are always helpful.

Where in W. Central Pa do you live? I'm in Harrisburg.

Nick, keep in mind that a letter for a non-member is $100 but if you join the PGCA at $40 the letter will only cost $40.

I am in Bedford County about midway between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh.
I will do my best with the pictures!

The application I filled out and dropped in the mail said $60?

Nick, where did you find that application? The price changed at the beginning of the year and all the forms should have changed to reflect that price change.

I'm sure if the form you printed said $60 that is the price you'll pay.

That page of the website will need to be changed to reflect the new policy on the price of research letters.

Dean,
Can you point me to the incorrect web page so I may fix it. I looked and I can't find it?

Let me look for it again. I didn't see the direct link to it, I found it through the section where you enter your serial # through the pop-up box that you need to enable. Then it said there is info available for your gun and there is a button for the PDF.

Let me see if I can find it again.

Robin, I don't know where the form was printed from or even if it was printed prior to the change.

Sir, I can assure you I did not print it prior to the change. The first I was ever on this site was yesterday evening.

Try this:

-HomePage
-Parker Identification button on left
-Click on the 6th button
-Click on order a letter
-Ender Serial #
-Click on PDF button for application

An even more direct link to it is:
-HomePage
-Click on Research Letter
-Near the Top Enter Your Serial #
-Click on PDF Button for application

Nick, no offense intended... I used to print off a half-dozen forms at a time and bring them to my gun club to give to the guys I knew who owned Parkers.

Thank you very much for helping us to find the problem.

Regards, Dean

Thanks, I found it.

I apologize for any confusion this error has caused. I have sent "the research committee" an email explaining the error was on our part.

Nick let us know what the letter says, with a crescent moon? Islamic? you never know!

I will be sure to report back with the specifics.

Thanks.