Help with Parker gun ID's

[Kurt Hess]

this only has 28" barrels and its either a 8 or 10 ga i do know. Frame size is 5 and grade is maybe 2. The words stub twist is printed right on the barrels. I guess i need more idea's of where to look and what to look for as the gun is not in my possition right now. But i can get pics tommorrow to see if you can help.

[Dollar Grade]

If it is a 5 frame it is probably a 10ga but could be a really heavy 12 or a light 8 bore. If it is a grade 2 it should have damascus bbls not stub twist. The number you found may be the order number. Look for a number on the water table of the action, on the forend iron or trigger guard, that will be the serial number. Post some pictures if you can. SN4507 would be a really early lifter and may even be a back action gun

SN14590 is from the other post and it isn't in the book. mfg about 1879, we need pictures...

Good luck,
kurt

[Labowner]

Stub Twist is a early form of Damascus which the stubs of horse shoes and nails that had been worked on the anvil were used as the steel, Damascus being a combination of steel and iron. Least that is what I remember reading about it.
Bob