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Unread 01-07-2012, 04:04 PM   #1
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have a set of vh barrels #88xxx. sounds pretty early to me. what is earliest known vh grade parker?
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Ed, that is early.

From ID & Serialization

V grade

First SN 88220 (which is 1898 from the SN lookup here)
Last SN 241616 (which is post 1934 Remington period)
Gun Count 42,626

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I have never seen a number with Xs included. This must be a rare one. Maybe an experimental gun or a prototype.
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bill: interestingly, there are quite a few partially x numbered guns listed on various internet web sites...wonder why that is?
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Maybe not as rare as I thought, huh?
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rare us a relative term. if you want it and cant find it, then is is rare.
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