Research Letter validation

[John Davis]

Seems to me that all the mysteries have been cleared up except as to barrel length. So you are left with four possibilities:

1) The barrels have been cut.
2) The gun was returned and the barrels were replaced by Parker at a later date.
3) The barrels were replaced aftermarket by someone other than Parker.
4) The Order Book is wrong.

Options 2 and 4 are going to be extremely difficult to prove. Leaving Options 1 or 3 as your most likely scenarios.

[Bill Murphy]

The muzzle end of the rib shows that this is probably an original 26" gun. Chuck should be along soon to confirm that his letter contains the correct information or, possibly in error, Chuck's first one.