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Originally Posted by Mike Breitenbach
Dean, thanks for the response. The weight thing is interesting, especially from a modern manufacturing perspective. I suppose when things are not CNC’d there is a level of variability and a level of customization not financially feasible today.
I tried taking a picture of the marking I was referring to-see below. The first picture was from my barrel and the second the barrel on the FAQ site.
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I read somewhere in a article that labor cost and inflation after ww2 pretty much killed American made sxs's . The only double maker I am aware of that is still around and offers as many options as Parkers did would probably be Westley Richards , they make frame sizes from 410 to 4 gauge/bore . Of course you would probably be spending a minimum of 70k . So it makes these older guns a pretty good bargain .
I think something people dont consider when they scoff at the cost of a vintage double .Lets say you bought a $5000 Parkers you could not have one custom made today the same quality or with as many options for that price .
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