Top Lever Hammer Fishtail 1888:

[Double Lab]

Nice gun Bruce. Enjoy.

[Bruce B.]

Is this photo of the barrels under the forearm representative of the way they looked originally? The reason I ask is because of the other five Parkers I have, four are Damascus and one is "Stub Twist". This one is my only "Plain Twist" and I wonder if this protected area is a fairly accurate time capsule of when the gun was new, though if anything they look just a bit lighter in color. There really isn't much difference between the protected area and the exposed. I'm presuming there hasn't been much change at all.

[oskar]

Bruce, I have an 1887 gun identical to yours. Congrats on the purchase of this nice gun. How is yours choked? Mine is F/F and throws wonderful patterns with 7/8 oz loads.

I'll take a photo of mine with the fore end off the barrels.

Mike