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Learn something new here every day! Makes for a good Parker trivia question!
http://www.azom.com/details.asp?ArticleID=1456
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Gutta percha
Gutta Percha was an imitation? a synthetic? rubber like substance made from the sap of other than rubber trees. Henley's Formulas(1907) gives a process for making imitation gutta percha from the black extract of birch bark and india rubber.
The 1899 Parker catalog identifies the DHBP as the "rubber butt". This might be translated to the American version containing india rubber. The fact that dhbp's and grip caps lighten indicates that lampblack was not used as a sunlight inhibitor, as it is in modern rubber products. Best, Austin |
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Dave,
By the wear on your butt plate I would suspect your hammered Parker has not seen heavy use. What is it? Harry |
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Austin,I feel that Gutta Percha was an early polymer.So I would catagorize it as a synthetic rubber.I am sure the formula changed over the years especially after the Remington take over. What's your thoughts on this?
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To answer Harry's question, additional photos of the gun are in a thread in the Hammer Gun Section entitled "Soliciting Thoughts on Clean Up..."
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