GH w/ Parker Special Steel Barrels
I recently acquired a wonderful original GH grade, 12 gauge, #1 frame w/ 28" barrels, complete with Hang Tags. The barrel flats are marked PS. TPS indicates that 808 12 gauge guns w/ 28" barrels were made and some 4,291 guns of all gauges were made w/ PS barrels or quality code PSS2. However, the Parker Gun Serialization book, p.63, indicates that only 2,371 total guns were marked with Parker Special Steel barrels or quality code P2. My question is why the discrepancy between these sources? Which one is correct?
Therefore, how many GH, 12's w/ Parker Spec. Steel barrels were made, and further, how many 12's, w/ # 1 frames, w/ these barrels were made? Is there any way to really know? Any educated guesses?
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