Earliest Hammerless Fishtail Parker

[Mills]

I am a fan of early hammerless Parkers and one thing I have observed in my searches is no fishtail toplevers on the really early hammerless guns (say, first two years). I was wondering if fishtails were not used on hammerless Parkers at first, when they were added and why, if that is the case. I have a fishtail in the 71xxx range. Does anybody have one earlier? Does anybody have one in the first two years?

[Autumn Daze]

Mills, I have 68805 with a fishtail.

[Mills]

I figured there would be some earlier than mine, but has anybody seen one below 60,000 or so?

[B. Dudley]

Rick Losey... does your DH have a fishtail?

[OH Osthaus]

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

Rick Losey... does your DH have a fishtail?

No. But the PH does. I'll check the number

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the PH is 70168 -

[C.O.B.]

70253 Is a bit of an odd duck in the realm of Parker guns. It will show in the serialization book as a GH with no extras. It was sent back to Parker and fitted with SST, BTF with the reinforced lug, ejectors, straight stock even a skeleton butt. She's a Damascus barreled 16ga on an O frame.

[edgarspencer]

The fishtail top lever on a hammerless gun is somewhat of an anachronism. It's a holdover from the hammer gun days, where it's shape permitted opening the gun when the right hammer was cocked. My understanding of it's use on hammerless guns was simply to use up inventory. There is a certain ergonomic feel to it, but I doubt it's as much real as perceived.

[OH Osthaus]

ergonomics smergonomics


it just looks cool

[Jim DiSpagno]

66346 &66635 both grade 2 hammerless have fishtail levers

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Rick Losey

ergonomics smergonomics


it just looks cool

Reminds me of Owen Wilson's nose