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steveulrich

01-24-2013 07:23 PM

Titanic barrel question?

I have a GH made in 1890. The barrels are upgraded to titanic steel with engraving and a matching serial number. The first question is, does anyone know why the barrels have ML after the number? 617xxML.
Thanks

Dave Suponski

01-24-2013 07:37 PM

Previous owners initials? I have never seen an ML stamp on a Parker shotgun.

Gary Carmichael Sr

01-25-2013 06:15 AM

First where was the upgrade done? At the factory, could be the initial of the person fitting the barrels

Steve Huffman

01-25-2013 07:02 AM

Sure the rib wasnt changed and the damascus barrels blued ? Any pictures of barrel flats .

Dean Romig

01-25-2013 07:42 AM

A 61,XXX serial number range is way too early for Titanic barrels so they were obviously fitted to the gun at a much later date. I have never seen an original Parker serial number with alpha characters as a suffix and the only alpha prefix I have ever seen is engraved on the trigger guard tang as "No" for 'number'.

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