Parker D grade 10 gauge questions

[B. Dudley]

I believe all the blue book numbers are based on Fluid steel production.

DH 10g numbers are low, but not that low.

The only way that value can be determined is based on a complete evaluation of the condition of the gun. Anything short of that is pure speculation.

[Researcher]

First off, what are we discussing here? A D-Grade, a hammer gun? Or, a DH-Grade a hammerless gun?

According to the tables in The Parker Story there were 45 DH-/DHE-Grade hammerless 10-gauge guns made with Titanic Steel barrels. They are fairly rare and command a premium. There were 633 DH-/DHE-Grade hammerless 10-gauge guns made with Damascus barrels. There were 742 D-Grade top-action 10-gauge hammer guns made with Damascus barrels. Finally, there were 401 D-Grade lifter-action 10-gauge hammer guns made, 383 with Damascus barrels and 18 with Laminated barrels.