Research letter on 36"Parker V Grade

[Pa SxS]

I wanted to review the records again since there is so much discussion about this gun just in case I missed anything, and I did! I don't usually post pictures from the order book but in this case, and to show how difficult it is to interpret the writing, I'll show the information found in Order Book #90. The first problem is reading this person's name. It's written in pencil not ink and the pencil point was not sharp but the last name can be made out to be Wallace. Now the first name is an abbreviation which could either be "Theo" for Theodore, or "Thos" for Thomas. I chose Theo but it could be Thos. Jeff, you may want to check for Thomas Wallace in you investigation.

As you can see, the order requests to use barrels from S/N 133140. The Order Book for this gun clearly shows it as a VH with 32" Vulcan barrels so that statement in the letter is correct. Where I made the big mistake is when I went to the stock book for 171866, the barrel length is listed as 36". Why I missed this, I don't know but I'm blaming it on the Wuhan Virus! The Order Book for 133140 shows it as 32". I guess the entry in the Order Book could be a mistake or those original barrels were replaced at some time with 36" barrels. We'll never know.

So Jeff, let me know what first name you want used in the letter. I'll also put the length of 36" barrels in the paragraph for the stock book entry.