Barrel Length

[David C Porter]

If you look at the end of the barrel it looks like it's been cut back 1/8". The unmatted space with the engraved line across the rib is too short. Probably had some dings at the end of the barrel & they trimed it back 1/8" to clean it up.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by David C Porter

If you look at the end of the barrel it looks like it's been cut back 1/8". The unmatted space with the engraved line across the rib is too short. Probably had some dings at the end of the barrel & they trimed it back 1/8" to clean it up.

It looks well within standards. I've seen a lot of all original Parkers with various rib matting terminations and that one doesn't raise an eye brow from me at all.





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[Brush Buster]

Thank You Dean and yes I agree 1/8" doesn't deem cut barrels ! I also wouldn't argue the point at some time in the past 90 or so years the end of the barrels very well could have been cleaned up but there is still no question the Horizontal Cut Line at the end of the barrels is correct and it is not at all uncommon for barrels to be a sixteenth to an eight of an inch short !

[Dean Romig]

…or longer than the records show.





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