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Unread 10-05-2011, 05:31 PM   #1
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A terrific gun! A bargain.
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After studying that grade 5 (studying is a polite way of saying I was looking at it like I used to look at Playboy) I discovered something I don't like about it, and now feel SO much better for not being the winning bidder. I guess it's just me, but I never really liked Prince Of Wales pistol grips.
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After studying that grade 5 (studying is a polite way of saying I was looking at it like I used to look at Playboy) I discovered something I don't like about it, and now feel SO much better for not being the winning bidder. I guess it's just me, but I never really liked Prince Of Wales pistol grips.
In my opinion that is not a Prince of Wales grip ('semi' or 'half' pistol grip) but is a true "Pistol Grip" (not to be confused with a "Capped Pistol Grip") or on earlier Parkers, the range of which this gun is correctly in, a "Ball Grip" but the pictures in the Julia catalogue do not allow the correct angle to make the "Ball Grip" determination.
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In my opinion that is not a Prince of Wales grip
and you're right, I should have said that I prefer a capped pistol grip, as opposed to ball or POW.
I grew up using my one of my dad's Parkers, and he got his first in 1917, new from the company, which was about 2 miles from their home. Any other that he had, or that I was lucky to be able to afford, were that new or newer, and were either SS or capped pistol grip. I have a POW stocked Westley droplock and it doesn't "feel' right, hence my preference. Prior to the 16ga hammer I recently acquired, any other hammers were 10s or 12s, and didn't get the fire going. This 16 is what's gotten me as interested in hammers as I am, but you guys own all the good ones, so posting mine here seems insignificant in comparison.
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In my opinion that is not a Prince of Wales grip ('semi' or 'half' pistol grip) but is a true "Pistol Grip" (not to be confused with a "Capped Pistol Grip") or on earlier Parkers, the range of which this gun is correctly in, a "Ball Grip" but the pictures in the Julia catalogue do not allow the correct angle to make the "Ball Grip" determination.
Dean, the top two, full gun profiles, give a pretty good view of the grip profile, and it appears to me that the inside radius is more open. Perhaps it is more of a distinction to the American Gun collectors, but it's my opinion it would be characterized as POW were it an English gun.
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