A question from a new forum member

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Originally Posted by Dave Suponski

An O grade gun would be a Vulcan grade gun in the hammerless model. A P grade gun is a grade 1 gun and the twist steel barrels would be an indicator of a grade 1 gun also.

Dave,
I don't have my serialization book at home here but when I looked up that number today the code was PT which corresponded to a O grade with Plain Twist barrels. Did Parker make Vulcan barrels in 1890?

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Larry, I just looked the gun up in the book and it is listed as PT. I think this is in error as the lowest grade gun advertised with composite barrel would be a P grade/Grade 1 gun. Vulcan barrels were advertised in 1899 but we know they were put on grade O grade guns as early as 1898.

I have 68805 it's listed as a PT 12 gauge with 30" barrels also. There is a P stamped on the watertable.

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