What do you make of?

[Cold Spring]

Originally Posted by Dave Noreen

I inherited three sets of letter and number stamps from my father. Guess I could whang a number on a barrel flat (I'd actually be afraid to) or in the wood under a trigger guard.

I never proposed or alluded this was a 3-inch chambered Parker but have to say if the factory or someone “whanged” (two) number 3’s onto the barrel flats there had to be a good reason. I did receive this gun today but have misplaced my precision chamber gauge and may have to make up another one on the lathe. Yeah I know gents try to measure using with rolled up postcards, small machinist rulers and other improvised means but I’ll try first to do a better search or wait until I can make another gauge.

Meanwhile thanks all for your inputs.

[B. Dudley]

The font is actually different and not to mention different size.

[edgarspencer]

Just a thought, but the bottom of the indentation 'appears' to be the same finish as the surrounding area, and the weight stamping.I've never stamped a cold rust blued surface, but I'm wondering if it would appear that the original finish is just forced inward, or would it appear 'brighter' ?

[Dean Romig]

Actually, when a stamp is applied I believe the surrounding metal is forced upward rather than inward… not to be argumentative…

Same theory applies when knurling.




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[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

not to be argumentativ.

I'm sure you meant 'argumentative', but either way, I'd expect no less from you.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by edgarspencer

I'm sure you meant 'argumentative', but either way, I'd expect no less from you.

I could be rong but I thin that might have been a typo





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[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

I could be rong but I thin that might have been a typo

Rite or rong, I got your point. You are correct that stamping does force material up and away, but the bottom of the (questionable) 3 was forced straight inward, and my only thought, which I'm barely able to remember, is that, would this be reflected in 'altered' appearance of the original rust blued finish?

[Cold Spring]

Originally Posted by edgarspencer

…… You are correct that stamping does force material up and away, but the bottom of the (questionable) 3 was forced straight inward, and my only thought, which I'm barely able to remember, is that, would this be reflected in 'altered' appearance of the original rust blued finish?

I would think so.

OK I hate to disappoint all the gents who thought the 3’s were whacked with a hand metal stamp after leaving Meriden and to indicate chambers that were punched out to 3-inch, but I found my chamber gauge and both chambers measure 2-5/8” as typically done by Parker for 2-3/4” shells.

Any other theories?

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Frank Srebro

I would think so.

OK I hate to disappoint all the gents who thought the 3’s were whacked with a hand metal stamp after leaving Meriden and to indicate chambers that were punched out to 3-inch, but I found my chamber gauge and both chambers measure 2-5/8” as typically done by Parker for 2-3/4” shells. Any other theories?

Geppetto awaking in the middle of the night then staggering to his bench grabbed a metal stamp and whacked the 3 into the under side of the chamber flats not realizing what he was doing . Afterward Superman was called to the scene to get the 3 removed but being like kryptonite he couldn’t do a thing .

[edgarspencer]

Owned by a Upper, liked his first two so much he called this one 3.