Carl,
Regarding the last point --- it is definitely not true. Parker made what the customer wanted. I have seen order book entries where a $250 Parker "A" grade was ordered to have no engraving whatsoever. If someone wanted a Parker with no checking, that is what he would have received. I would be very interested in learning what the bore diameters were before and after the barrel work was done, and at what posits the measurements were made. Of course, if the bores needed honing they were probably badly pitted,, so unless measurements were made at several positions, the values obtained might not reflect the initial dimensions when the barrels were finished at the factory.
Also, I typed without thinking when I said there were no 11-gauge Parkers with Serial Numbers above 6000. Bill Furnish reported that he had four 11-gauge Parkers with higher numbers--S/N 8900, 12053, 14827 & 25991. Parker 8900 was chambered 0.810" for 12A brass or 12-gauge paper shells. Parker #14827 was chambered for 10 gauge shells (0.851') but the S/N 12053 and 25991 guns were both chambered for 11A brass or 11 paper shells (0.825" to 0.830").
Could you please let me know what is the Serial Number of the gun and do he numbers all match? Can you also send photos of the stock and forend?
Yours,
Richard
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