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Unread 04-19-2022, 01:48 PM   #11
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The Parker Story is a must for any Parker enthusiast and contains answers to your questions.

Color case hardening was bone charcoal method, not cyanide.
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The Parker Story is a must for any Parker enthusiast and contains answers to your questions.

Color case hardening was bone charcoal method, not cyanide.
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The trigger guard was niter blued so that it comes out a hard shiny blue black.

The Damascus browning is a dirty and lengthy process and hard to get right. They can come out murky and a person ends up doing it over until he gets it right or gives up.

The bone charcoal case coloring is harder still to get right. Many have tried, most fall short. However if a person can master Parker restoration correctly , collectors will beat a path to his door. The frame can be warped and ruined . No cyanide , no torch and oil , no bluing, no shoddy chemical wipe ons.

Good luck. Sincerely. We need more good gunsmiths.
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The trigger guard

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no shoddy chemical wipe ons.

Good luck. Sincerely. We need more good gunsmiths.
No Gunsmith here ... lol ... Just a R E D N E C K Restorer out here on the High Plains of Texas ... Do a lot of bringing Great Grand Dads, Grand Dad's, Dad's or whoever's old guns back from the grave ... Don't do restorations back to original but back to aesthetically pleasing and functional ...

Making a decision here on whether or not I want to take this PB on ... the information I am gathering is for the owner who has really no idea what he has ... I am needing to give the owner all of the pertinent facts so he can make an informed decision as to how he wants to proceed ...

I do appreciate everyone's help in this ... this is one of the things I really like about restoring old guns ... the history lessons and the education that goes along with the research ...
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We have a couple Parker guys in Amarillo.
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We have a couple Parker guys in Amarillo.
Good to know SIR ...
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D 4?
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And what may I ask does a D 4 mean?

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Up until the death of his father, plant superintendent Charles A. King in 1910, Walter King was Parker Bros.' barrel inspector/finisher.

D with a 3 above is 3-iron crolle Damascus with a pre-struck weight of 4 lbs., 5 oz.
The 2 stamped on the lug is the frame size. 2 was the most common frame size for 12 gauge Parkers.

We don't know what the C signifies, don't know what the S signifies and don't know what the 3 7 is for.






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D 4 is stamped on the forward section of the right barrel flat and signified Damascus 4-iron crolle.

D4 in the GRA column (grade) of the serialization book indicated a Grade 4 with Damascus barrels





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The trigger guard was niter blued so that it comes out a hard shiny blue black.

The Damascus browning is a dirty and lengthy process and hard to get right. They can come out murky and a person ends up doing it over until he gets it right or gives up.

The bone charcoal case coloring is harder still to get right. Many have tried, most fall short. However if a person can master Parker restoration correctly , collectors will beat a path to his door. The frame can be warped and ruined . No cyanide , no torch and oil , no bluing, no shoddy chemical wipe ons.

Good luck. Sincerely. We need more good gunsmiths. I hate to disagree with you Mr Day but what I think we need is LESS bad gunsmiths
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I need to clarify and and nail this down for certain ... Could I have some informed help PLEASE ... Thanks in advance for your help ...

12 gauge GHE


Metal -
  • Receiver ... Finish ? and associated screws
  • Release Lever ... Finish ?
  • Safety Switch ... Finish ?
  • Trigger Plate ... Finish ? and associated screws
  • Fore Grip Insert ... Finish ? and associated screws
  • Trigger Guard ... Finish ?
  • Triggers ... Finish ?
  • Barrel ... Finish ?

Furniture -
  • Stock Checkering - 22 LPI ?
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