I think that gun may be too early to have Parker made Laminated Steel Barrels. The pattern on the barrels looks like that of earlier laminated barrels Parker used. With the squared receiver and keyed latch forend that gun may be earlier than 1877. What is the serial number?
Having said all of that...it is a nice honest early lifter. It looks like the receiver may have been blued? I might try to remove that...
How are the bores? It looks like a nice honest early Lifter. Hopefully it is shootable and you can get it in the field again if you decide to buy it. I would be interested in it with those barrels as you don't come across them that often(regardless of the year of manufacture). Good luck!
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