Brian, pull the TG tang and see if the SN is stamped in the stock channel. I am not bothered by the wood gaps, those can be attributed to shrinkage. I know you said you did not see a SN, but one should be under the tang, even in early guns.
This may be a $200 grade, but I think more like the $150 grade, we'll see what Gary Carmichael or Robin says. The $200 grades I have seen were more ornate in wood and metal sculpting and engraving. That said, this is an interesting gun. My guess is that this gun is a dollar grade which became equivalent to a D when designs and designations stabilized.
The earliest catalog I have is the 1869 yellow cover Iron Founders and Machinists . The guns are poorly illustrated but the document identifies three grades of front action guns, $200 , $150 and $135. Below that are two grades of back action at $125 and $110 with laminated or Damascus and one back action with decarbonized at $75. I think yours is the $150 or $135 front action . That was costly in a time when skilled tradesman might make $40 a month and labor make $20.
As stated, those light barrels are going to be thin. You ought to get those measured and they may necessitate a very light low pressure load, which most Parkers do not.
An interesting find, Brian, which may lead you down the path of involved collecting.
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