1882 Parker

[OH Osthaus]

what you have is a basic model - grade 0 - twist barrelled gun which left the factory with 30" barrels - so, they have been trimmed a bit

my biggest concern with the signs of wear on the outside would be the shiny bores, it was almost impossible to use these that much and not have some corrosion in the barrels from the old mercury based primers of the late 1800's

so- if you plan to shoot it, have the barrels checked by someone who knows what they are doing - the wall thickness needs to be verified

[Mike Short]

Originally Posted by Rick Losey

what you have is a basic model - grade 0 - twist barrelled gun which left the factory with 30" barrels - so, they have been trimmed a bit

my biggest concern with the signs of wear on the outside would be the shiny bores, it was almost impossible to use these that much and not have some corrosion in the barrels from the old mercury based primers of the late 1800's

so- if you plan to shoot it, have the barrels checked by someone who knows what they are doing - the wall thickness needs to be verified

Thank you sir. I thought it was a grade 0 but I could not find any markings and I wanted to be sure. I assume since the barrel has been trimmed back as I suspected it has no collector value.