Grade 1 guns I, K, L, M, N, O. P, Q

[jeffery c]

Originally Posted by Dave Noreen

Here is a price list that shows the differences --

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The Laminated Steel barrel guns are Qualities I, K, L & M. The differences being gauge and grip style.

While these price list texts state "Fine English Twist" and "Twist" all I've ever seen on the guns is "Twist" & "Stub Twist" and of course Dean's examples of misspelling.

Researcher, do you happen to have the grade 2 price list by quality like this list?

It's interesting to note the $50 to $75 extremes within this grade.

[Researcher]

Here are the upper grades from that price list.

Price List, July 1, 1882, pg 19.jpeg

[B. Dudley]

Originally Posted by Andrew Sacco

Got it Dean. You must have like a red Bat Phone to the forum as you post within the speed of light fast : )

Or needs more to do...

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

Or needs more to do...

It’s really tough being retired.





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[Eric Estes]

Dean, you could always come up to Concord and help me clear the snow off the driveway. Always a battle to get one of my boys to do it. Just sayin. :-)

[Andy]

XXX ; )

[Dean Romig]

Here are a couple from Grade 1 Parkers. One is mine while the other is a friend's.

Mine is an 1893 T/A hammer 16 and the other is a set from my friend's

The first two pics are of mine and the second two are my friend's.

Two obviously different patterns and the Laminated barrels on my friend's PH are not what a PH would normally have been made with. They would/should have been Twist Steel for a hammerless Grade 1 of that vintage but his research letter says "Use customer's barrels." so they obviously came from a different gun.




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[jeffery c]

Thanks, Dean! That PH seems really unique as to pattern.

[Dean Romig]

It's extremely unusual as far as Parkers are concerned and we don't even know if thos barrels even started out on a Parker... but they're sure pretty!





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[jeffery c]

Researcher, after looking over these price sheets, the question comes to mind: were numerical grades actually used in 1882 or were the letter qualities how they were correctly distinguished by Parker at the time of manufacture?

Interesting to note L and H were the same price, likewise the F and G because the $5 charge for pistol grips created the pricing overlap.