Sean: Welcome to the club, you'll soon be a Parker restoration expert. Your serial 19698 is found in the Parker records as a 10 gauge, capped pistol grip, with 30" PT (Plain Twist) barrels, quality 0 (zero). (That is the least expensive grade.) It is one of six identical guns, serials 19696 thru 19701. I think this means that it was made in a batch of guns for inventory or for some big distributor's order -- as opposed to being specially made for an individual. A PGCA research letter should tell who bought it. Hope you can get the gun restored to your satisfaction. Charlie Price
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