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Originally Posted by kurt varga
Listing on GB has PP grade 16 ga parker steel barrels 1927, 24in listed as being cut but to me the muzzle still has the wedges in place. I've looked in the parker big book and no listing for those 24" barrels with parker steel. Are the barrels the real deal or been cut?
thanks kurt
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Lock, Stock & Barrel are very knowledgeable sellers. Apart from the obvious indication, the barrels not touching at the muzzle, the gun is listed in the serialization book as having 28" Barrels. The presence of Keels isn't unusual in cut barrels. Keels were simply used to fill the gap at the muzzle to keep the solder from flowing, and often were several inches long. The photo in the GB listing is sufficiently clear to confirm they're cut. One of my favorite grouse guns is a 20ga DHE with cut, 24" barrels. One of the many guns I parted with and regret doing so, was a Grade 0, 16ga lifter with barrels cut to 24".