1898 Titanic Steel Anouncement
 

Announcement of Titanic Steel barrels:
Sporting Life Feb. 26th 1898

Parker Bros., makers of hammer and
hammerless shotguns have issued the
following special notice:
"We can now supply you with a plain black
barrel that we do not, hesitate to recommend
as a hard, tough and thoroughly reliable barrel,
and in consequence is suitable for shooting nitro
powders.
We unhesitatingly recommend them for trap
and pigeon guns when a party desires a barrel
similar to the Whitworth Fluid Pressed Steel.
"We have decided to name them 'Titanic
Steel', by which name they will be known, and
stamped on the top rib.
They will be made in the $100, $150 and $200
list, and will be kept up to the high standard
that has characterized our guns of these grades.
PARKER BROS., Meriden, Conn.


Link to article:
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrar.../SL3023023.pdf






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I imagine the new steel bbls were a tough sell back in the day. They probably looked cheap compared to the Damascus and Twist bbls. Those old timers had to be convinced they were just as strong as the former.

And, right below the Parker announcement a Hunter Arms Co. announcement about their Crown Steel and Nitro Steel barrels.