What type of Parker do I have?

[Drew Hause]

For good reason "Parker" was a very popular Belgian knock-off name on guns intended for the U.S. market, as was your gun with "Laminated Steel", which is Twist.
Here is another



possibly made by Arnold Lochet

Does yours have this Parkerish buttplate?



Inspector's marks can not be used to date a Belgian gun; they were re-used and the significance of many has been lost. The best we can do is likely pre-1893. Odd that is only carries Provisional Proof and not the final Banc D'Epreuves de Liege mark.

Under no circumstance should you attempt to shoot the gun, with any load.

[OH Osthaus]

Originally Posted by Drew Hause

Inspector's marks can not be used to date a Belgian gun; they were re-used and the significance of many has been lost. T
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the letters were reused - but it was my impression (which could be wrong) from many proof mark listings, that the star replaced a crown as a top mark for the letter in 1877

[Drew Hause]

1853-1877 inspector's marks were crowned rather than spangled.
The mark shown appears to have a star, and the bore mm (18.2) without the muzzle constriction was used 1878 - 1897, usually with NON POUR BALLE if choke > .2 mm = about .008".