new member with lots of questions.

[dave egeland]

that was some really interesting reading!!! PARKER BROS did not use a lot of the STUB TWIST barrels, so kind of a rareity. the manufacturing of the barrels was quite an elaborate process and looked to be very time consuming with many steps. from what i can gather, PARKER BROS did not make a lot of their barrels, but instead had them shipped from overseas, primarily England. your info also explained some of the stamps on the barrels. i do have a couple more stamps not explained or found. a letter J right above the T and on the other side (not for sure what you call that part) a +. on the part (unknown) it looks like a letter E and a number 3. any ideas what they are?

1 more question for now please. i am missing one of the screws that holds the hammer on and wondering if i am going to have to have it made or is there a place for old gun parts. large head and very small machine screw. i have 1 that could be used for a pattern if i need to have one made.

DREW again thank you for your help. not for sure if you knew this, but a few years back the MISSOURI CONSERVATIONIST booklet ran quite an elaborate article on these guns

dave egeland