Parker Rib Matting Terminations

[Tom Pollock]

Bruce, thanks for starting a great thread. Addressing this detailed information on the rib matting is an asset to the Parker collecting community. Again, thanks.

[Craig Larter]

My BHE has the termination line in front of the matting then a small band of engraving, were B's and above all finish this way?? Craig

[Dean Romig]

Craig, the vast majority of Parkers, from Trojan on up, were matted and the matting termination was done as yours is. A few slipped by that missed the termination line and the blank.

[Craig Larter]

Dean: What I was asking about was the decorative engraved band in front of the termination line

[Dean Romig]

Oh... yes, just Grade 5 and above, that I am aware of.

[Craig Larter]

Thanks-----I learn something new almost every days Thanks again.

[Dean Romig]

Just to qualify my post above - Parker Bros. would fill any request, within reason and good taste, to any gun... for a modest fee, of course. So if you see a Parker with a feature normally seen only on a higher grade it was likely a specially ordered feature.

[Double Play]

Originally Posted by Craig Larter

My BHE has the termination line in front of the matting then a small band of engraving, were B's and above all finish this way?? Craig

Craig,
I for one would like to see a picture of the rib end of your B grade. The picture below is an example of a little extra engraving on the end of an uncut 30" set of Titanic barrels from a 1906 D grade.

[Autumn Daze]

This is the rib end of the 1896 BH that is for sale. As usual there is no standard I'm afraid.

[Craig Larter]

Larry: Here is a picture of my BHE, you can see the little band of engraving just in front of the termination line. Craig