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12-25-2019, 08:50 PM | #3 | ||||||
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Ive got an 1892 GH 12 with a fishtail but I also have several 10's from 1889 that DO NOT have a fishtail . Matter of fact I've got several pre 1885 hammer guns that do not have fish tail levers also .
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12-25-2019, 09:21 PM | #4 | |||||||
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Yes, none of the really early hammerless Parkers I have seen have the fishtail and the earlier toplever hammer guns do not either. The fishtails seem to appear on hammerless Parkers around 66,000 |
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12-27-2019, 10:56 PM | #5 | |||||||
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when the hammerless first came onto the scene - they were still making and selling hammer guns as well, so the FT still fit a need as the newfangled hammerless guns took off and hammer gun sales began to decline- the need to use up the FT lever inventory became apparent - so they started putting them on some of the new design. that would explain why early hammerless do not have them but after a while for a short range of numbers - they show up regularly BTW - its within your known range - my latest made FT is PH # 70168
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12-25-2019, 09:16 PM | #7 | ||||||
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I have 67337 with a fishtail lever manuf. 1891
Love them by the way. |
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Any ideas on value for yours? Looking at buying a very similar parker. Not sure on reasonable price though
QUOTE=Bob Hayes;288558]I have 67337 with a fishtail lever manuf. 1891 Love them by the way.[/QUOTE] |
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12-25-2019, 09:18 PM | #9 | ||||||
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I remember that one, but besides it, every Parker I see in the sn range above has a fishtail toplever and every one I see outside of that sn range has the regular straight toplever.
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12-26-2019, 07:21 AM | #10 | ||||||
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And as discussed on previous occasions, it is believed that the fishtail or “serpentine” top lever were used on hammerless guns simply to use up old stock. They were designed for hammer guns in order to provide enough clearance to allow opening the gun with the right hammer fully cocked. This again begs the question, “why would the superior design of the Underlifter action be discarded and the Top Action design be adopted in its place?”
Further, after the introduction of the fishtail lever, not all Parker hammer guns were fitted with it.... and after it started being fitted to hammerless guns, a comparative few had it. .
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