Missing sight

[B. Dudley]

I have seen P grades called F grades many times by thise not in the know due to light stamping on the P.

[Jordan]

Thank you very much. Where would you look to find a suitable replacement?

Jordan

[Jordan]

I purchased the gun from Rock Island. Serial No. 69903. Manufacture date May 7 - October 8, 1888. My gunsmith told me it was a tapered sight. Does that help? I’ll learn how to add pictures. Thanks everyone.

[B. Dudley]

Originally Posted by Jordan Gay Stanley

I purchased the gun from Rock Island. Serial No. 69903. Manufacture date May 7 - October 8, 1888. My gunsmith told me it was a tapered sight. Does that help? I’ll learn how to add pictures. Thanks everyone.

If it is a tapered sight, then it likely was not original.
The standard parker sight was a threaded nickel silver bead. With a numner 2 threaded post. Other sights such as irory could have been special ordered.

Your gunsmith may just have to fire up his lathe and turn something for it.

[Researcher]

Thanks for the clarification Dave, had never heard of an f grade

In the hammer gun days for the Grade 0, 1 and 2 the list price of the 10-gauges was $5 more and a pistol grip was $5 more and hence the listed four Qualities for each Grade. The only catalog I have that breaks this out is the Ed Muderlak reproduced "Blue Ink" 1900 --

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The Quality E, F, G and H were the Grade 2 guns. The Quality R, S, T and U were the Grade 0 guns. According to The Parker Story, in the 1880s and 1890s there were Quality I, K L, M, N, O, P and Q which were all Grade 1 guns.

[Jordan]

Hope picture helps

[Jordan]

Is the grade stamped on the gun?

[B. Dudley]

I saw your photo on the other thread.
That hole is not from an original sight. So just put whatever you want in there. But the hole is pretty big. Even a factory installed ivory sight would not have a hole that big. A bushing may have to be used to get something in there.

It is hard to tell, but the barrels look like they could have been cut.

[Craig Budgeon]

I believe the correct thread size on original Parkers german silver sights is 2-64.

[William Davis]

If a sight has to be made & considering your location I would take it to Kirk Merrington in Kerrville Tx

William