10 gauge Damascus lifter

[Mike Franzen]

Congratulations Jacob on a good buy. I also have a grade 2 lifter made in 1878. Yours has some some extra engraving on the breech balls. Let us know what the gun smith says.

[Mike Poindexter]

Originally Posted by Mike Franzen

Congratulations Jacob on a good buy. I also have a grade 2 lifter made in 1878. Yours has some some extra engraving on the breech balls. Let us know what the gun smith says.

Jacob, I also have a grade 2 lifter in the 13,000 s/n range, and as Mike notes, your gun has what appears to be extra factory engraving on the breech balls and at the top of the metal buttplate. Makes for an interesting and desireable gun, IMHO. Congratulations.

[Jacob Vealetzek]

Is there any way of knowing how many grade 2 10 gauge lifters with hammers were made?

[Dean Romig]

Yes, you can tabulate an approximate a total from the grade tables at the end of each grade chapter in The Parker Story.

There were a lot of them made… many thousands.




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[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Yes, you can tabulate an approximate a total from the grade tables at the end of each grade chapter in The Parker Story.

There were a lot of them made… many thousands.

After re-reading your question, I see that you asked specifically for Grade-2 10 gauge Lifters and in my previous reply I suggested "many thousands" but in Grade-2 10 gauge Lifters I count only about 1,854 or so.





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[Jacob Vealetzek]

Ok sounds good thanks I’ll check that out.

[Dean Romig]

True Russell, I am always skeptical of “shiny” or “minty” bores in someone’s description of a gun. True, they may have never been touched… or they may have been honed to get rid of pitting, then polished. I prefer to know the actual wall thickness.





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[Jacob Vealetzek]

He hasn’t checked them out yet but he did say he was gonna do that when her gets to it probably gonna be a couple weeks before I here back he did the same with and older lc smith I bought about a year ago.

[todd allen]

Just thinking out loud here, but what about having Briley's make up a set of 20 gauge tubes for these early 10s?

[Jacob Vealetzek]

I got my 10 gauge back from the gunsmith and he gave the thumbs up to be able shoot it. Anyone know where a guy might be able to find shells suitable for old guns like this? RST isnt making 10 gauge anymore.