Fluid Sleel Damascus

Harry Collins · 07-03-2010, 11:49 PM

Francis,

Yes he did change the way it was listed. I telephoned him and explained that the "Book" listed the gun as Damascus and that Parker did not put fluid steel barrels on D grades until 1897. He said that that answers that question and thanked me. It is still one of the nicest DH's I have ever seen.

Harry

07-05-2010, 06:15 PM

I haven't seen any DH or DHE Parkers, either Titanic or Damascus barrels, that I didn't like- a friend has a DHE possibly 1926-27 Meriden gun with the original 30" Titanic barrels, No. 2 frame- both Full choked and it patterns coppered pigeon loads like my 32" Full & Full 2E Smith- and shoots right to point of aim- but is also has a set of re-fitted (Del Grego?) not sure 28" Acme Steel barrels choked Mod. and Imp. Mod- very few pheasants keep on a truckin' when that DHE is "on the job" just one of those great Parkers that fulfills its destiny- to kill birds dead in the air-

Weston Croft · 07-06-2010, 08:44 PM

How does one fake a damascus pattern?