Barrel weight stamp and final gun weight

[Gerald McPherson]

Sorry to take so long but scale battery needed to be replaced. Gh Damascus marked 3 12 weighs 3 5. Serial 117242. Total weight is 7 5. Another GH Damascus marked 3 12 weighs 3 10. Serial 88110. Total weight is 7 11. Both are 30 inch. Both are 1 1/2 frames. Can't say how accurate my scales are but it has new batteries now.

[mobirdhunter]

Originally Posted by Gerald McPherson

Sorry to take so long but scale battery needed to be replaced. Gh Damascus marked 3 12 weighs 3 5. Serial 117242. Total weight is 7 5. Another GH Damascus marked 3 12 weighs 3 10. Serial 88110. Total weight is 7 11. Both are 30 inch. Both are 1 1/2 frames. Can't say how accurate my scales are but it has new batteries now.

Thanks, Gerald. Your weight differentials (the smaller ones) certainly seem to be anomalies to the article I read (after searching this site...and Parker Pages) that concluded the .88 mark. That was obviously the result of averaging, but still, if that .88 conclusion is correct, it makes one ponder. Do you have letters on # 88110? If so, anything unusual, or noted about the desired weight of the gun ordered?

I appreciate your contributions to this thread. I think at the very least it confirms that Parker may have mass produced guns, but in reality, there was enough hand work (at least in the barrel striking) to compete with the notion of handmade guns. I think those of us who know and love Parkers don't find this as anything new...but it still is intriguing. I wonder if there is similar comparison data for, say, Fox guns...