Consider yourself fourtunate to have such a seldom seen feature on your Parker. I do not think it is clear if all guns with this reinforcement dowel are marked. or if the marking is something that was just not used much on guns that had the rod.
I wonder what the manufacture dates are on the few marked stocks that are known to exist???
I do find it interesting that your gun is a P grade (low grade) and that it has this rod. The rod was intended to be used on higher grade guns where fancier wood figure might compromise the strength of the wrist.
Does your P have higher than typical wood figure?
If you can, please post pics of your P grade. I am sure that we would all like to see.
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B. Dudley
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