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If the barrels are stamped with a different number than the frame, then they are not original to the gun. A GH of that Era would have been fitted with Damascus barrels. And as per the serialization book, it was. Yours now have Vulcan barrels from another gun, a VH grade.
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08-31-2018, 07:55 PM | #4 | ||||||
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I'm new here and also have a question about a GH. I'm looking at a circa 1922 12 gauge with a Damascus bbl. It needs both toe repair and a new "widow's peak" butt plate. I would need help with a replacement plate if I buy this.
Shouldn't a gun that late have fluid steel bbls? The photos do not show the serial for the bbls. |
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08-31-2018, 07:59 PM | #5 | ||||||
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That's a late date for a Damascus barreled gun but not exceptionally rare.
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A gun of that era could have been fitted with Damascus barrels on order.
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08-31-2018, 08:05 PM | #7 | ||||||
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Thank you both. The reason I ask is that Peter Johnson's book (pg. 53) says that when the fluid steel bbls came out, the factory destroyed every Damascus bbl in the factory.
But I read elsewhere that 1917 was the date for the new bbls. Anyway, I will need a source for the butt plate if you know of one. Thank You |
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That is entirely incorrect. You should get yourself the two-volume set The Parker Story for more accurate and definitive information. .
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08-31-2018, 08:24 PM | #9 | ||||||
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OK; I didn't know that
Thanks again |
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08-31-2018, 08:32 PM | #10 | ||||||
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Brian Dudley who answered above can supply a good butt plate for your gun I believe.
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