Spruced up GHE
 

I just received my GHE back from Brian Dudley and I am super pleased with what he did. The barrels had some pitting, the checkering was worn and the Silvers pad was smooshed and rock hard. He did a remarkable job on the barrels, recut the checkering and cleaned/refreshened the finish to where it does'nt look totally redone and still retains most of the patina in the wood. Truly a craftsman. One question I have is a stamping on the barrel flats (right) of a P.S. I'm sure it's been discussed but I never noticed it till now. Any ideas?

Daryl,

Here is a photo I have of the barrel flats, but I cannot really make out too well from it what the marks are you mention on the left barrel flat.

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DUH! Thanks Brian but I'm assuming it stands for Parker Steel.

Oh. Ok. That is a PS, not s PH.

Was that your hammer gun ?

"PS" in a circle on a G grade barrel flat would signify "Parker Special", the type of steel used in these guns. Can we see more pictures? If you had a PH or PHE steel barrel gun with "Parker Steel" barrels, it would have barrel flat marking of "P" in a circle.

The "Steel" in any of the barrel steel designations is a given - that's why we see only T in a circle for Titanic Steel and an A in a circle for Acme Steel - V is in a circle for Vulcan Steel and as Bill stated, P in a circle for Parker Steel and PS in a circle for Parker Special Steel. The S for Steel is always 'silent'.

Thanks guys. I'll try to get outside tomorrow and take a clear pic. but this is a very large P.S. without a circle. Bill, I also have a VERY late PHE20 and I'll also check it.

Right Daryl - for some reason PB dropped the circle on the late guns.... may have been a Remington thing... what is the date of manufacture?

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