Vulcan Barrels on a GH?

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

Originally Posted by Justin Julian

I was under the impression that fluid steel barrels on a GH grade were marked as Parker Special Steel, and Vulcan Steel barrels were reserved for VH grades. So what does one make of this GH with barrels marked vulcan? Have the barrel lumps been renumbered to match the frame or is that just how it left the factory?

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I have a DHE with Vulcan bbls. I would say it was sent back for repairs as the stock was also repaired. The PGCA letter doesnt reveal anything about these repairs. But I do know that Governor Wilcox was a friend of the Parker Family and he was also "thrifty", so getting a new set of bbls in a lower grade would probably not have bothered him.

I have a CHE with a V grade stock done by the factory- go figure.