Guess the Grade, Part 2
 

For those interested in seeing guns.

Looks like an unshot Grade 2. Beautiful.

Grade 2. I have one just like it, but, sad to say, not "quite" tat good condition. I have 2 guns that carry the number 526 but do not know what it signifies. Beautiful gun.

I don't know the grade but I know the condition. That is the best condition of any antique hammergun I have ever seen.

Thanks for posting it Bruce.

Best,


Mike

I don't know the grade but I want one!!

looks like a 100 dollar grade...but i would give more.... nice gun... charlie

Would Grade 2 have sculpted bolsters?

Am I allowed to guess?:whistle:

No....:cool:

Of course, we are not some kind of new person for whom the thoughts of any experienced Parker collector would be taken as an absolute. These early guns blurred the lines between grades, and grade was also dependent upon gauge. This is a 10 guage, which makes a difference. I know what it is considered to be and will post that later.

Bruce, the key to the grade is the price paid. It certainly is unusual.

Stunning!!! 3 pin with sculptered bolsters and bursts. Interesting 4 sure u say.

it is a WOW! Grade

Going strictly by the checkering pattern of the forend, my opinion is that it is a ....

Damascus barrels were used on lower grades such as Grade 1 so the fact that it has Damascus barrels is no determinating factor... And it has no game scenes, which, by the specific scene is usually a determining factor on later guns... And we don't know what the price was so that is not a determining factor... so I'll go with my gut and stick with the forend checkering pattern and call it a ...

Grade 2!!

I think it's a Quality 1 with the nice engraving,

Grade 2++

One word. Wow!

Why is it stamped U on the watertable? A U-Grade should be a Twist barreled, straight grip, 12-, 14-, 16- or 20-gauge gun?!? A pistol grip 10-gauge with Damascus barrels like this gun should be a E-Grade.

You see why the question was asked. Jack Puglisi thought it was a U grade based on the frame stamp but that doesn't agree with the 1882 catalog description. I agree its a grade 2 gun but whatever the condition is extraordinary. People responded here who know their Parkers

The caption for Figure 3 on page 9 of the Parker serialization "book" states the following:

"Marks "U" and "x" (on the watertable) are sometimes found on guns in this serial range (13900 shown) but are not understood."

The gun featured in this thread is #13739. There is also an "x" next to the U.