New to the forum and need some help with terminology

[Mike of the Mountain]

Scott, welcome to the Parker family! This was your first step to having a full blown addiction! Next step will be to sell your O/Us to fund more SxS purchases. Hammer/hammerless, choices in gauge and style of the gun, it's mind numbing. Personally, I relly like Parker hammer guns best. I like hammerless too, but there's just something about those exposed hammers and different actions that revs my motor. Have it checked by someone who is familiar with vntage SxSs then have fun shooting it. Look me up at the Southern. I'll be happy to meet you and talk about our Parkers.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by Mike Koneski

Look me up at the Southern. I'll be happy to meet you and talk about our Parkers.

Sounds good! I've been thinking that I may have bitten off more than I can chew with this one. I have contemplated selling it but will still be attending the event.

[Matt Buckley]

I have moved over a couple of Scott’s pictures of the forearm to show this gun has the newer Anson and deely latch and 1878 patented date even though the gun serial number calls it a 1877. I found in the Parker story where they believed the earliest gun with this type of forearm latch is in the 11,631. Any thoughts?

[B. Dudley]

It does not seem like it would be transitional. It may have been sent back and the latch updated at that time.
The first patent latches were short for the first few years. That is the later longer style latch.

[Dean Romig]

A good number of Parkers were updated at the factory with later forend latching systems.





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[Matt Buckley]

That was my thought as well. The factory would have to have done some changes under the barrels to make this work but in reading about the early style there must have been issues with the keys popping open and the forearms coming off.

[B. Dudley]

It is just a matter of people wanting the latest and greatest options.
And some may see the benefit of the patent forend being easier to remove. Although the keyed forend is more secure. But it was certainly a little dated to earlier days in firearm development.

The only change needed on the barrels is to swap out the forend lug.

[Hammer Gun]

Scott, I use to live in Southport, moved to Southwest VA in 2000, my 3 boys still live and work there, I am going down this weekend for a short visit, and some business. Gary

[Pa SxS]

If your going to the Southern, have the barrels checked for wall thickness by Jon Hosford. Assuming the barrels and all other things are OK, shoot the gun with low pressure loads.