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If they are true Titanic Steel barrels I would surely think they are factory replacements.
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07-23-2023, 03:41 PM | #5 | ||||||
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I think Dean is assuming the serialization book is correct that the gun originally had Bernard barrels. But Randy is correct that it is not unusual to see Titanic barrels on non-D-Grade guns as they were one of Parker's earlier offerings in fluid steel, before many of the other steel barrel brandings were introduced.
A letter will probably clear it up, in this case, as Reggie says. Last edited by MattHaney; 07-23-2023 at 04:44 PM.. Reason: spelling, addition |
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07-23-2023, 04:03 PM | #6 | ||||||
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I’ve got a DH 12 32” no safety gun that letters as being manufactured in 1899 and it also letters as having Titanic steel barrels . And no there’s no mention of it going back for new barrels .
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07-23-2023, 06:53 PM | #7 | ||||||
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True guys - I was laboring under the assumption that it actually was made with Bernard barrels when I myself have had Parkers that in the records misidentified the barrel steel…
Case in point, a 28 ga. DHE that was recorded as having 28” Titanic barrels when in fact it left the factory woth 24” Damascus barrels… And a C hammer gun that was recorded as having left the factory with 30” Damascus barrels yet it actually left the factory with 30” Bernard barrels. There are really so many errors in the Serialization book and yes, even the factory records that we can really only use these records as a guide as they are not always exact. The gun in hand may be the only accurate way to determine originality. This is not to denigrate the records we have or those who have researched this information to provide us with research letters. But yes, Parkers with original composite barrels were sometimes returned to the factory to have fluid steel barrels fitted. .
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I had a C grade that lettered with a hard rubber bp, titanic steel bbls and a second set of Damascus bbls. 90861 if I remember correctly. Made very early 1899
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Jim, Was this gun at the OGCA meeting this past weekend?
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Yes it was at the OGCA
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