The "T" marking on the barrel flat would indicate that your barrels were originally Titanic Steel, not Peerless. The rib markings are very well done, but not original Parker Brothers. Shelly Gitman commissioned Robert Runge to upgrade Parkers to have one of each grade and each gauge. John Davis's SAA upgrade is probably not a Gitman gun. I say that because his SAA upgrade is known to be in a private collection, and is likely the only one of that grade and type commissioned by Gitman. That gun and John Davis's gun are identical in engraving patterns. I have never seen a Runge gun with gold line inlays like Paul Wade's gun. However, the spurious marking are very high quality. What a great gun.
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