GH 20 ga. with 26" Damascus barrels

[Bill Murphy]

Parkers sent in for rebarrelling are often barrelled with steel types of lesser cost than the original barrels. Too bad you can't get provenance on your Twist Steel barrels. What era are the Twist Steel barrels? They wouldn't possibly be stamped with the "Parker Overload Proof" stamp, would they?

[Phil C]

Bill,
The only markings on the barrels are 105459, T, 3 8 for the weight,G, 11, Frame size of 1 and what appears to be WK in an oblong circle, and what appears to be & and another mark. Barrel rib is engraved with +--<>->-o (if these were all touching) on the left end of the engraving that reads PARKER BROS MAKERS. MERIDEN CONN. TWIST. and o-k-<>--l on the right end.