TPS - Serialization Question

[redoftx]

Sirs, I became the current owner of 2 Parkers last week. I subsequently re-newed my Parker membership, ordered 2 letters, subscribed to the DGJ, and ordered 'The Parker Story.' When the DGJ and the 2 vol. set arrived today, I found one of my Parkers on p.1012 of vol.2. But the other is a grade 2 gun. What other publication do I need to be able to view the stats on grade 0-3 Parkers?

Thank you.

[Dean Romig]

Go to the home page and in the column of tabs on the left click on "Research Letters" and on a subsequent page you can key in the serial number to find out if there are surviving records that would support a letter.

[redoftx]

There are surviving records for both shotguns. I have ordered them both. I was just curious if there was a book in publication that listed the specifics of grades 0-3 also to include the Trojan.

Would it be the 'Identification & Serialization' book ?

[Dean Romig]

You will find just about all the information you are looking for in The Parker Story.

[Wild Skies]

I believe that only Grade 4 and above are listed in TPS. You need The Parker Identification and Serialization book, but beware--not every gun is listed and there are a few mistakes within its listings.

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

Show some pictures of the gun that is in the TPS. It has to be a great gun.

[Dean Romig]

Is your Grade 4 Parker a Bernard barreled gun?

[Bill Murphy]

The Serialization Book is interesting reading as well as giving basic specifications for thousands of guns of all grades.

[B. Dudley]

Yes, the Parker gun serialization and identification book is what you need for the basic information on all serial numbers that are in the surviving Parker stock books.

[redoftx]

Dean, to answer your question, yes. I just ordered the Serialization book by Price from Amazon. I am looking forward to reading all of "The Parker Story", I just flipped to the back of vol. II when I got it to ease my mind. I believe my CH came from the factory as a 2 barreled set. I only have barrel set 2 now. There is a 2 on the forearm lug, and a 2 on the forearm itself above the serial number. The 2nd set is Bernard. Could it have been a 2 barrel Bernard set? Only the letter will tell. I anxiously await the letter.

Also, the CH is as it is listed in "The Parker Story."