10 Gh BH HAMMERLESS GRADE 5

[Dean Romig]

Okay, now I see in your title line that you are discussing 10 gauge guns of Grade 5 hammerless. According to the tables at the end of the Grade 5 (B) section in the Grades area in The Parker Story, twenty-five were made.... that we have records of.

But this is a far cry from the counts of 2 and 6 - totaling 8 guns so there is still a qualifier that I'm missing.

[Bill Murphy]

Stanley, I am having a hard time getting my arms around Mark's supposed comments and your research. You would do us a favor by posting a scan of his letter. There are not only many more B grades than you mention, there were 3 hammerless B grade tens, just at the 1893 World's Fair. What is the serial number of yours? Would it possibly be 74,613 or 67,971?

[Stanley Kellogg]

Thank you for your kind reply.
The serial is indeed 67971. I apologize about the use of "could" vs. "would".
The provenance I received from Mark Conrad was both detailed and appreciated and I, being a new member, Mr. Conrad kindly provided me with the ground rules under which he operated and suggested I "use the links on your website for dealers who deal with parkers". I have not yet done this, but did call one dealer some years ago who was not particularly helpful - hence my addressing this question to the "Forum". My interest is not in overall numbers of BH and BHE's made (and indicated by yourself that the quantities are in the hundreds); but simply numbers of BH Grade 5's made. If there is reference material you can direct me to, I would greatly appreciate your advice. I am an amateur in the business of collecting
Thank you and best regards, Stanley Kellogg