Fishtail Lever Survey

[Jack Kuzepski]

Finally found my 10 ga hammer gun #3 frame. It will not open if the right hammer is cocked. The serial number is 55,2XX.

Jack

[ArtS]

Just happened upon an article in a an early Double Gun Journal which made me remeber this thread so I wanted to mention it. Written by Charlie Price for the Volume Four Issue 4 edition entitled "The Parker Fish-Tail Top Lever". It discusses a lot of the itms brought up in thisthread, but also touches on some other points. Some of them are: the order book in mid-1884 had a not to "Make hooked top lever so gun will cock when open"; Many early top lever hammer guns before the fishtail had the lever offset to the left; and there is a picture of a 7 frame 8 gauge with a fishtail that will cock while open, but if the gun is cocked when closed, the gun will not open when cocked.

It's a pretty interesting article if interested in the subject and worth a look if you have the Issue available.

[Mills]

All of the hammerless Parkers with fishtails occur between 66,000 and 74,000 serial numbers. There have been rumors of ones outside that range, but rumors only.

[Steiner]

I have a lovely little 0 frame 16 gauge #69134. It doesn’t show up in the ID &Serialization book.

[Dean Romig]

Charlie Price was and still is one of the most esteemed and highly revered Parker collectors and researchers.





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[ArtS]

The rumors have grown wings and risen.

The 3 guns pictured in the article with fish-tail levers were a 10 gauge D Grade 2 frame No. 96343, a 10 gauge EH Grade 3 frame No, 69232 and an 8 gauge P Grade 7 frame No. 84027.

[Steiner]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Maybe this is the right time to ask those with a fishtail lever hammer gun that won't open with the right hammer cocked...

WHAT FRAME SIZE IS YOUR GUN?

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I have a 3 frame 10 gauge that opens with the right hammer cocked.