Parker 1/2 frames

[B. Dudley]

I was JUST looking at that engineering drawing for the 1/2 frame myself to refresh things in my head.

The major frame dimensions (except for width) are the same as 1 frames. But the internal millings for the hammers, pins and plungers are 0 frame. And the barrels are a mix of both.

So, Allens info on Remington using 1 frames to make 1/2 frame guns could be supported by this in that Remington may have started with partially machined 1 frame blanks that were at the point in the process to where the 0 frame sized internal machining could be done.

I guess that the analysis would have to be done to completed 1 frame guns to see if the internal millings and parts are the same as 1 frame or 0 frame. ?


OR... it could be that Meriden had a bunch of barrels made up and marked as 1/2 frame and Remington wanted to use them and just plain put them on fully machined 1 frames. So the question is, are existing 1/2 frame guns on ACTUAL 1/2 size frame as per the engineering print. Or are they just 1 frames with 1/2 frame marked barrels.

The print shows them to have the 00 size lightening cuts in them. I do not thing that every 1/2 frame I have seen has had the cuts in them. Chucks example doesn't.