My first Parker

[Ralph Miller]

Guys, have you seen variations in the SBT roll stamped barrel markings on the left side of the barrel. I have seen these variations on several other barrels. Are they variations due to the roll stamping process, or from polishing off of the old bluing in this area. As deep as the roll stamping is it is hard to believe polishing could remove that much stamping material. The first figure is of my barrel, note the variations on the far left bottom and the far right top. The second and third and fourth pics have similar or no variations.

Please let me know what you think,

Thanks,

Ralph

[John Davis]

Ralph, for what it's worth: yours of course has been customized, the second and fourth appear to have been "restored" and no. 3 looks original.

[Ralph Miller]

Thanks John, the next thing I plan on doing is to request a letter on the SBT and see what that turns up.

Ralph