New Member (old shooter)

[Kirk Gibson]

Originally Posted by Russell E. Cleary

The second gun ser. no. 130380:

First photo: V for V-grade, or number 0 quality gun.

It was the base grade Parker gun until the introduction of the Trojan in 1912.

Second photo: Top left of barrel flat is WK, for long-time Parker manufacturing supervisor Walter King.

Small + sign above and below the barrel lug is according to TPS "not fully understood".

The 2 on the lug is the frame size.

The small g on the lug is also "not fully understood", according to TPS, nor is the Kf.

The 4 is the unstruck barrel weight.

Thanks very much. I hope others can offer suggestions to the "Not fully understood" items.

[Bill Murphy]

PGCA members have been working at understanding some of these stamps for about 70 years without success. The JG stamp is James Geary, a Parker employee.

[Kirk Gibson]

Thank you! Every little bit brings the gun back to life.