See p. 18, latest issue PP's in the Parkers Found listings.
SN 220,657 a GH dam2 overload proved , 1927
SN 227,020 a VHE with dam2 barrels , 1928
There may be later ones not yet found. Bill Zachow owns the G and had a PP article about it. Nice high original condition. If the V is the one I'm thinking of, its owned by a friend and is also in high original condition, a special order gun. There are a number of these mid 20's damascus guns that I have seen , stamped "overload proved" and the testing was done with heavy loads, SAAMI proof standard for the time of 17,300psi if I remember the number correctly. The barrels were no different in contour or wall thickness than what Parker had been making for years.
Ron Garrido owns a GH 12/32damascus ,1926, on a 2 frame, an 8 lb or so duck gun. I think it may have 3" chambers, and it was designed for heavy duck loads. He's carried it with us while pheasant hunting and its surely a 50 yard gun.
Last edited by Bruce Day; 05-21-2010 at 01:48 PM..
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