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Unread 06-12-2025, 05:53 PM   #1
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This is a Vulcan grade Parker with serial # 110413. I am wondering what the # 8 means that is in the area where the frame size usually is. The gun is advertised as a 12 ga. Did they make a 12Ga. on a size 8 frame? I tried to post just the picture of the barrel flats, but it wouldn't let me. Next to last picture.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1109759158
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It's a 2 frame gun. The "8" is probably an inspectors mark
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It's a 2 frame gun. The "8" is probably an inspectors mark
That's what the K is
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The Kf is the barrel steel mark used on Vulcan Steel barrels from the introduction of the Quality VH guns into the 134xxx serial number range.

110413 02.jpg

Similarly Titanic and Acme Steel barrels through that time frame are marked with a K --

92809 03 K barrel steel mark.jpg

105974 02 K in barrel steel location.jpg

By the 135xxx serial number range we begin seeing the V, T, A in a circle barrel steel marks.
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