Very interesting letter John.
The guns were made in 1897, the year that Titanic Steel barrels were first introduced. Acme Steel came on the scene several years later. The choices for Grade 4 hammerless Parker barrel steel were Damascus, Bernard, Titanic and then Acme.
And the gun was subsequently sold to a M. H. Hogan of Torrington, CT...... I wonder if there was a connection between M. H. Hogan and our former Parker Pages editor, Austin W. Hogan or his father Austin S. Hogan.
This is a great thread Dave!
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