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Originally Posted by JasonPeck
Parker 'knockoff' guns were made from 1890-1910 including E. D. Parker, C. Parker & Co, T. Parker, Thomas Parker, W. Parker, T. Barker, and Thomas Barker. T. Parker New York guns were made by Crescent.
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there were Parkers that began making guns in the late 1600's in England
in the 1800's they made Birmingham guns for a generation or two, we have seen a few asked about here in the past
there were knock offs made in Belgium to trade off the name. just as many guns marked W. Richards will show Belgium proofs and an display obvious lack of quality. There were cheap imitations of several mid level makers who relied on the export trade. Since the style of the JABC's tend to mimic the Birmingham hammer guns - i have always assumed the victims of the fraud were the modest makers of the Gunmaker's Quarters not the brothers in Connecticut
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