Ed, I've had some discussions about this matter with stockmakers. I don't know what Parker Bros did because I wasn't there, but if you look closely at the drop points on D and C grades, you will see enough variation to lead me to believe that these were hand cut without a template.
There are some drop point cutters available, I believe Galazan sells them, however, these are more rounded like the English gun drop points and not like the Parker ones. You sometimes see these rounded drops on re-stocked guns and it is another one of those tell-tales of incorrect stocking. Re-stockers often get the drop point size, contouring, and angle wrong
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