Ray, In the letter that he sent me when he sent the barrels back Oscar just stated"These barrels are the finest pattern I have ever seen on a Parker shotgun" I took what Dr.Gaddy said at face value. I probably should have quizzed him on exactly what he meant by that but alas I didn't. He might have seen something that I didn't.I am sure that there are other examples of the same finest damascus out there and the internet makes "outting" these guns much easier. These barrels were blued when I bought the gun and I was amazed at what beauty came out once he was done working his magic. To my mind his knowledge and expertice is sorely missed. We had many wonderful conversations about these guns over the years.
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"Much care is bestowed to make it what the Sportsman needs-a good gun"-Charles Parker
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