D Hammer 20ga Broken Stock

[TARNATION !!!]

Brad: I have admired images of barrels you have redone as well as some of the others often named here. The damascus patterns are beautiful. I wonder how they looked fresh from Meriden a century ago. Would the pattern have been as vibrant as we see can be accomplished or would it have been more subdued? Anybody out there with an original untouched barrel that has the prominent pattern? I have become a damascus fan after getting past the fear of sudden death to the shooter of same. They add a further dimension to the beauty of the early gun makers artistry.
Cheers,
Jack

[Bill Murphy]

Many Parkers in average to above average condition show absolutely untouched original Damascus and Twist colors under the forearm. There were several untouched composite barrel Parkers on display at the PGCA Annual Meeting showing what they probably looked like when they were new.

[Bruce Day]

Originally Posted by Jack Cronkhite

Brad: I have admired images of barrels you have redone as well as some of the others often named here. The damascus patterns are beautiful. I wonder how they looked fresh from Meriden a century ago. Would the pattern have been as vibrant as we see can be accomplished or would it have been more subdued? Anybody out there with an original untouched barrel that has the prominent pattern? I have become a damascus fan after getting past the fear of sudden death to the shooter of same. They add a further dimension to the beauty of the early gun makers artistry.
Cheers,
Jack

Here you go.
Respectively 100 and 106 years of original, cared for and unmangled barrels. Two C's.

[Dean Romig]

I've seen a number of stock repairs David has done and not one of them show any sign of ever having been broken. He is a gifted artist having apprenticed and worked at Purdy for a few decades before coming here. That is a beautiful little "Chicken Coop Gun". Aside from being a rare Parker in and of itself one of the features that really makes the eyes pop is the silver crescent in the ball grip. Please tell your buddy it's a lovely gun.

[Bruce Day]

And one improved, touched and mangled.

[TARNATION !!!]

Bruce: Absolutely beautiful from the outset. Very nice. Is the touched/mangled version also damascus? If so, was it sanded/buffed and then blued? Was the rib off and relaid but not well done or is that a lighting effect? What else can you say about the touched/mangled barrels. Thanks for posting these images.
Cheers,
Jack

[Bruce Day]

Damascus barrels that were started to be refinished and the process stopped because the foil thin barrels were blistering by the rib. Has Teague liners.
The silvery barrel is what damascus looks like before differential rusting.

There is no misleading lighting effect or optical illusion here. You are seeing what it is.

[Bruce Day]

I am bringing this to the top in the interest of Parker gun collecting and to illustrate what can be done with a broken stock.

[Bruce Day]

Internally lined barrels have the thin, original outer barrel remaining. If too thin, such as the thickness of stationery paper, blisters can form just from light carding as in refinishing barrels.

The liner was not rippled. To the extent that hoop strength is derived from the combination of the liner and remaining original barrel, strength could be adversely affected by a too thin outer shell.

Many people were pleased by their Teague liners. This one was unusual and Teague made good on it, though I don't know the details. Teague no longer has a US representative and I have heard nothing recently about Teague barrel liners.

As always, and this is directed to those relatively new to old guns, when a person is interested in an older gun, barrels must be carefully considered. We frequently see on this website the results of uninformed, misinformed or careless purchases.

[Bill Murphy]

Thanks for the information, Bruce. The latest news I have is that Teague is no longer lining barrels.