More photos with some detail

[Jeff Bonadurer]

Howdy All,
Would appreciate some help with the numbers/letters on the barrel set.
Thanks in advance.
[IMG]IMG_4178 by Jeff Bonadurer, on Flickr/[IMG]
[IMG]IMG_4181 by Jeff Bonadurer, on Flickr/[IMG]
[IMG]IMG_4187 by Jeff Bonadurer, on Flickr/[IMG]
[IMG]IMG_4176 by Jeff Bonadurer, on Flickr/[IMG]
[IMG]IMG_4134 by Jeff Bonadurer, on Flickr/[IMG]
[IMG]IMG_4128 by Jeff Bonadurer, on Flickr/[IMG]
[IMG]IMG_4170 by Jeff Bonadurer, on Flickr/[IMG]
[IMG]IMG_4120 by Jeff Bonadurer, on Flickr/[IMG]
[IMG]IMG_4174 by Jeff Bonadurer, on Flickr/[IMG]
[IMG]IMG_4165 by Jeff Bonadurer, on Flickr/[IMG]

Best regards,
Jeff

"There's no substitute for experience."

[Dean Romig]

I don't know the significance of the 178 but the D is the symbol for Damascus barrels.
The 4 with the smaller 2 is the unstruck barrel weight of 4 pounds, 2 ounces. the 3403 is the order number.

[Autumn Daze]

Jeff, Another thing you should be aware of is that this Parker is an early gun without the radius between the standing breech and water table. There has been instances of frames cracking at this point. Also I would have the barrel wall thickness checked very carefully and if it is okay I would limit my loads to around 5500 PSI.

[Bill Murphy]

Nice gun. Engraved buttplate screws with at least one in great shape and aligned! Yup, I would be shooting this one after a wall thickness measurement.

[Nicholas Sarro]

I noticed the fore stock works differently than my 10ga that was made in 1879.

[David Yeatts]

Jeff
Looks like a grade 2, 1878, very nice. The lifters are a ball to shoot and if you really want to have some fun load up some black powder shell.
Hammer guns rule!!!
Dave

[Bill Murphy]

I agree with Dave about the square corner at the junction of the breech face and the bar. Given the years in my youth as a machinist and metalworker, I find that joint a little hard to look at. However, other experienced Parker guys including myself admit to having never seen one split there. Keep your loads at low pressure anyway. It is truly a nice gun.

[Jeff Bonadurer]

Thanks Guys.

Project is still moving forward.
Butt stock reinstalled.


Best regards,

Jeff

[Brent Francis]

Jeff, thats a nice looking gun. that tiger striped wood is nice. Dont know if you are planning to do any more work on it since it looks great in its current state but I think the stock would look fantastic if you put a french polish shellac finish on it. regards, Brent