New Member Inherited Parker

[Randy Roberts]

Hi Dan, congratulations on your new Parkers. Could you post a picture of the barrel flats please? I ask because you stated the frame size was a 12. Most likely it's a 12 gauge, there is no frame size 12. You also said the barrel weight was 3. You could be right but that could also be the frame size. A nice close-up picture of the barrel flats will clear all of that up. Include the bottom of the lug as well please.

[John Knobelsdorf II]

Frame size is marked on the barrel lug.

https://parkerguns.org/images/ident/frame.jpg


The weight of the barrels is marked on the flats (weighed before striking).

https://parkerguns.org/images/ident/bblweight.jpg

And in this example, we know that the grade of steel is “Vulcan”, and the barrel maker was Walter King.

[Dan Hoehn]

Thanks guys!

The front forend serial number does match. Can you tell it was swapped by the quality of wood or checkering?

It does say 12 and 1-1/2, so must be frame size of 1-1/2
Barrel weight says 3^12, Does this mean 3lb 12oz?

See additional pics.