Parker Laminated Steel Barrels and Guns

[Drew Hause]

Back to the original images posted by Bro. Day. Our friend sent me high resolution pics of the 1879 B and I now believe the barrels are also Toncin and not laminated steel. AND I found another gun owned by the same fella, a D Lifter, which might have the same pattern.
Please see http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/23997270

It would be fascinating to know how/why these high grade barrels appeared on late 1870s C&B Lifters. Were they left over from the D.B. Wesson supply? Did Wesson's barrel guy go over to Meriden and make some Laminated steel and Twist barrels in-house in that same time frame??

See http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfg2hmx7_1742r4n6vcz

[Drew Hause]

Looks to be another one. This is the c. 1878 Grade 3 20g now on the Julia site. This is the best image, though difficult to confirm the pattern. It is also marked 'Laminated Steel'