hi. Need some info on a damascus double barrel

[King Cobb]

392895 would be too high to be a parker bros. Especially a damascus one.

Unless its a grade 3 serial # 92895.

Any pics?

[Larry Nowicki]

It is a Parker. I guess it is a grade 3 serial # 92895. It is damascus. I'll get a pict later today.

[Bill Murphy]

A hammerless grade 3 has value beyond cutting it up for knife blades. I thought knifemakers who use Damascus either make their own or buy Damascus blanks. Cutting up shotguns sounds a bit strange.

[Larry Nowicki]

some pics

[Larry Nowicki]

I do make my own damascus but was thinking of maybe some pipe hawks. I'd rather keep it as a gun.

[OH Osthaus]

Originally Posted by Larry Nowicki

I do make my own damascus but was thinking of maybe some pipe hawks. I'd rather keep it as a gun.

good choice Larry - depending on the condition of the bores and the engraving this may well be work restocking - or look for an old take off

since you show the action open, can we assume the foreend iron is still there?

as a former F&I re-enactor - good pipe hawks material is scrap muzzleloader barrels

Beaver Bill used to do them from scrap sections he got from Getz, the one I just sold still had rifling in the bore, not sure if pieces would be available from Rice or Colerain.

[Larry Nowicki]

Originally Posted by Rick Losey

good choice Larry - depending on the condition of the bores and the engraving this may well be work restocking - or look for an old take off

since you show the action open, can we assume the foreend iron is still there?

as a former F&I re-enactor - good pipe hawks material is scrap muzzleloader barrels

Beaver Bill used to do them from scrap sections he got from Getz, the one I just sold still had rifling in the bore, not sure if pieces would be available from Rice or Colerain.

Not sure what the foreend iron is?