Many hours later...

[Ken Hill]

Brian,

In 50 years, how will someone know this is a customized repro with the markings removed and restamped with original markings?

Ken

[B. Dudley]

Originally Posted by Ken Hill

Brian,

In 50 years, how will someone know this is a customized repro with the markings removed and restamped with original markings?

Ken

Serial numbers and barrel flat markings.

[Bill Murphy]

The real answer to that question is "It just doesn't matter." There are so many fakes out there right now that buying a graded Parker 50 years from now, just like today, demands that the buyer know what he is looking at, or just not care. Brian is creating an exercise in gunsmithing, not an attempt to create an original Parker. As the Cobra driver says to his wife, "Sit down, hold on, and shut up", not neccesarily in that order. Go for it, Brian.

[78CJ]

Originally Posted by Ken Hill

Brian,

In 50 years, how will someone know this is a customized repro with the markings removed and restamped with original markings?

Ken

The presence of Ionizing Radiation will be a red flag too.