I have seen this feature on the Darne guns before, but in those the barrels slide forward to clear the shell from the standing breech.
Gary, upon opening the gun you pictured after firing a shell, does the cartridge base drag against the recess such that the gun is hard to open?
Was this recess in the standing breech only in some lifter actioned Parkers. or did some top action hammer Parkers also have it? I've never seen it in any hammerless Parker and assume no one else has either? Did some T-latch Parkers have it? The ones I have seen did not.
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