Big Surprise under the Buttplate

[Double Lab]

Could they be Parker employees?

[B. Dudley]

Originally Posted by Daryl Corona

Could they be Parker employees?

No. The one legible date is 2 years after it was made.

[Paul Mazan]

Originally Posted by Daryl Corona

Could they be Parker employees?

Probably not. The gun was built in 1890 and the buttplate is inscribed 1892. Also on the wood I can make out the words Texas and New Mexico. I'm guessing they were putting down where thy were from.