1875 Parker Hammer Gun Question

[B. Dudley]

Very nice Gun Scott with nice original patina!
Not that there are not errors. There are in anything out there, as long as a person is behind it. But, Since there not a grade number or letter system in place at that time, all there was to determine grade (or should I say QUALITY) of the gun was the barrel steel and the price paid.
Since the same barrel steel was used on different qualities, there-in lies the confusion. After Decarbonated Steel was phased out, Grades 0,1 and some 2's would have some variation of Twist steel, but many kinds of Twist steel were used early on.

[Roundsworth]

That is a fine Parker, Scott! How are the bores? What is the unstruck weight of the barrels? Sherman Bell made up some mild one ounce loads for short tens. I use an ounce of 7-1/2 shot in all of my tens with outstanding results. I hunt grouse, primarily, but the tens are fun for the occassional 'nostalgia hunt'. Enjoy!

[Scott Fox]

Mark, The bores are nice, but they have very light pitting just in front of the chambers. The weight is not marked on the barrels, but the gun is heavy weighing 8 1/2 lbs.