Hey, Gentlemen,
I was back on the hammer gun today, cleaning screws and threaded shafts, etc., getting ready to put it all back together and make it look like a shotgun again. I took a real long, hard look at the finish on the barrels, and I can't tell what it was, originally. It is quite pretty, and even in this state, it shows off the figure in the laminated steel barrels. I can tell that much. But I'm really ignorant about these barrel finishes and curious, too. When I first looked at them, I thought they were browned, but that seems to have been a trick of color and light in all that painted on shellac finish. Now it looks much more like deep black/blue, with less color on the figure. So, my question: What would have been the typical barrel finish of a grade 1 Parker with laminated steel barrels, circa 1883? I would really like to know. Thanks again to all.
Patrick
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