Barrel Inquiry/Opinion

[Alfred Houde]

Do these barrels look cut? Any thoughts or input would be appreciated.

I know the blank space between the bead and muzzle is not a given. I was wondering thoughts on the keels and solder. Thanks in advance.

[charlie cleveland]

the barrels look cut to me looking at the soilder its not up to parker standards in my opinion but i could be wrong...charlie

[OH Osthaus]

how about a serial number so we can see if its in the book ?

i'd guess cut

[Alfred Houde]

That's the dilemma. The number is not listed in the book or the site inquiry. I also checked the G&H site to see if maybe they once had it but no joy. Thought I would ask here as many have seen and examined far more than I have.

[B. Dudley]

First... What grade is it?

[Alfred Houde]

VH grade, O frame. Seller states 26" barrels with M/F chokes. This also raised a flag with me. I'm waiting on the measurement of choke lengths.

[B. Dudley]

Yeah, i would be suspect. The matting looking like that would not be abnormal for a Trojan. But on a VH, there should be a pretty definiati e termination along with a hand engraved line.
Combined with the non-original bead and the length, they may be cut.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

Combined with the non-original bead and the length, they may be cut.

Brian, what to you indicates a non-original bead? Parkers were often ordered with ivory beads or sent back at a later date to have them installed.





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[B. Dudley]

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[Gunner]

My vote would be that the muzzles were only cleaned up not cut.
Erick