NICE LIFTER FOR SALE ON GUNBROKER

[ed good]

as for the checkering on the gun in question, some of you brought up an interesting scenario:

i too have seen a few 0 grade hammer guns, sans checkering...which begs the question:
could the checkering on this gun have been done after factory by a novice checker, as practice?

from what i can see from the limited pictures, the pattern just does not look like parker factory work...frankly, it looks kinda like the checkering one sees on some crescent firearms guns?

i do hope i am incorrect in my suspicions regarding the origin of the checkering on this otherwise remarkably high condition parker field grade hammer gun, as it may significantly reduce it's collector value.

it would be helpful if the seller would provide direct images of the checkering on the wrist and forend, and perhaps a direct reference to a picture in "The Parker Story" or other reference work, so the controversy could be resolved in his favor.

[Bill Murphy]

I don't understand Ed's comment about me. Maybe the moderator understands it better than I do. Ed has gotten some "from the experts" information about the checkering, yet he continues to let his own opinion color his comments. Ed has made it his hobby to trash this forum and its members, has been chastised, then forgiven. He apparently doesn't appreciate the lenient treatment he has been given by our webmaster. Give it a rest, Ed. Further, Ed implies that he can get information about original Parker checkering from google.com and discounts The Parker Story as a source for expert information about that subject. He trashes the originality of a gun for sale, probably being offered by one of our members, for what reason? When I dig in my safe for an example of the checkering being discussed, my information about the exact dimensions of the checkering goes right over his head and he accuses me of going off the subject at hand. I don't understand how Ed got released from suspension from this forum, but it may not have been a good decision.

[B. Dudley]

[John D.]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

I don't understand Ed's comment about me. Maybe the moderator understands it better than I do.....

I have absolutely no clue, either.

Best to all,

John