Parker Gun Works

[John Farrell, Charter Member #33]

I was looking at a Parker gun that I think was rebarreled by Remington in 1940

Looking at the barrel flats, near the chambers on both barrels was the stamp

Overload
Parker Gun Works
Proved

The Overload and Proved were in a semi circle above and below the middle words which were centered. The rib has no ID such as is found on the Parker Bros. rib indicating the barrel steel and place of manufacture.

Was this the Remington Parker Division method of stamping barrels? It looks like the original Parker Bros. metal, including the ejector mechanics, was unsoldered from the old barrels and the new barrels were resoldered onto the original flats.

Some thoughts from the multitude????