I have a GH O frame 16, and an AH 16 built on the #1 frame. I really like both of these guns -- the GH is a Damascus gun and the AH has Acme Steel barrels. They both weigh essentially the same -- the GH 6 lbs 5.46 oz. and the AH 6 lbs. 5.47 oz. by my scale. The GH has a shorter stock (just under 14") with a dog's head BP, and the AH has a 14 1/8" stock with a checkered butt. Both have 28 inch barrels. The GH is balanced with more weight forward, the AH more between the hands. Interesting that they are the same weight. As has been stated here on the Forum many times, the frame is only one element of a Parker's weight. I am still amazed at how the Parker craftsmen could strike barrels (and do other things) to create a desired gun weight.
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