Barrel weight stamp and final gun weight

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Garry L Gordon

after seeing a post of a DHE for sale on this site on a #1 frame with 28 inch barrels (and un-struck barrel weight a bit more than mine) that weighed more than my new purchase, I started to wonder how light Parker could make a 30 inch Damascus-barreled gun.

If you are referring to the DH (it was not a DHE)I just listed, That gun seemed to me to be a bit heavy at 7lbs 1.2oz. I have a 28" BHE on a 1 1/2 frame, unstruck weight of 3lbs 12, and finished gun weight of 6 lbs 12 ounces.

I think you will find unstruck barrel weights VS gun weight all over the lot. Barrels were made well ahead of an order, and when an order specified a desired finished weight, it was up to barrel finisher to take it down to a near finished weight. Some barrels have more solder than others, and some have heavier walls than others

[mobirdhunter]

Originally Posted by edgarspencer

If you are referring to the DH (it was not a DHE)I just listed, That gun seemed to me to be a bit heavy at 7lbs 1.2oz. I have a 28" BHE on a 1 1/2 frame, unstruck weight of 3lbs 12, and finished gun weight of 6 lbs 12 ounces.

I think you will find unstruck barrel weights VS gun weight all over the lot. Barrels were made well ahead of an order, and when an order specified a desired finished weight, it was up to barrel finisher to take it down to a near finished weight. Some barrels have more solder than others, and some have heavier walls than others

Edgar, thanks for your response. One of the wonderful things about Parker Bros. was how much they would individualize a gun. I think your examples are good ones to illustrate this.

I'm hoping that we'll get more responses to show just how light a 30 inch 12 can be (especially with Damascus barrels).

PS Your BHE sounds like a jewel!