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06-18-2014, 06:59 PM | #3 | ||||||
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Once again, honesty and virtue triumph.
The only thing I'd do for, or to this gun, is to have it inspected by a competent double gun 'smith. Then use light loads and enjoy it. If I were you, I'd send it to Del Grego, Bachelder or Merrington. Then heed their advice. (the pad looks a little perished. Maybe replace that) |
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06-18-2014, 09:00 PM | #4 | ||||||
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May we see both sides of the grip area from where it meets the frame to just behind the pistol grip taken in natural light so there is less glare?
You're a very lucky guy to have this gun drop in your lap. That's often how it happens though... it's happened to me several times. |
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06-18-2014, 09:46 PM | #5 | ||||||
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really nice gun what are those barrel lentghs..you will enjoy this gun...charlie
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06-19-2014, 12:21 AM | #6 | ||||||
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Have you been able to determine if the short barrels have been cut down from a longer length?
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06-19-2014, 06:44 AM | #7 | ||||||
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I honestly don't know one is 28" and the other is 24".If they were it looks good to me.
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06-19-2014, 07:11 AM | #8 | ||||||
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The tubes on the barrel set on the left arn't touching, indicating cut barrels. However, the barrels may have been cut by Parker Bros. to fill a special order.
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07-02-2014, 04:22 PM | #9 | ||||||
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Well I got my letter today from research.Looks like I got one factory length barrel and one that was cut but by who?The letter states that the gun was sent back to factory twice.The second time at a charge of $19.00 so I don't know what that all means.
This is a picture of M.O. Dantzler and his home in Orangeburg SC.His father was a judge and he evidently was a barge Captain transorting lumber,cotton etc. to the coast. I grew up not far from there and lots of family there.My Great Grandmother passes away in Orangeburg.So I am looking for more on the family.Its very interesting research.Capt. Dantzler passed away in 1925. Also looks like recoil pad was installed by Parker. |
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07-02-2014, 05:45 PM | #10 | ||||||
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Wonderful provenance on this gun with much more to come, I'm sure. Keep digging. This is the advent of automatic ejector installation. My research on early ejector installations includes many that were returned for tweaking, like this gun was.
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