Parker Gun Identification and Serialization

[Bill Murphy]

Erick gives us part of the answer. Here is the rest. 1. The Serialization Book is compiled from information found in the stock books, not the order books. 2. If the gun is listed in the order book but not the stock book, a PGCA letter is the place to look for further information. 3. What Erick says is partially right. The authors did, in fact, search out some higher grade guns in the order books to include in the Serialization Book database. However, they included all, yes, all guns from the stock books. 4. If a gun is missing from the Serialization Book, it is because it is missing from the stock books. There are many other sources available to the Research Committee other than the stock books.

[Pa SxS]

Bill is correct. The stock books were used to create a database which is what the ID and Serialization book was compiled from. We don't have all the stock books, many are missing. Before the ID and Serialization book database was completed, the authors got access to the order books. The order books were searched for all D grades and above that were in the missing stock books and added to the database, therefore those D's and above were included in the ID and Serialization Book.

[Gunner]

Thanks to Bill and Chuck for that fuller explanation of the D grade and above data. I knew part of the story but didn't know all or more probably forgot that the order books were the source of that additional serial # info that was selectively included. It was before my time. Grateful for the education.
Erick