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[David Hamilton]

Youy Parker is not a G grade but a higher grade gun with very nice damascus barrels. David

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by David Hamilton

Youy Parker is not a G grade but a higher grade gun with very nice damascus barrels. David

I respectfully disagree David. There is no sculpting on the sides of the fences which began with the D or Grade 3 guns. During the era of the keyed forend even some guns in grades lower than G or Grade 2 are known to have Damascus barrels rather than variations of Twist.

[Bill Murphy]

I know of at least a couple of D1 grades (Damascus Grade 1) in the 40,000 range as Dean mentions. I shot one in the hammer gun event two years ago at the Challenge. I also saw one offered on the internet about a year ago. They are beyond the keyed forend era. Both that I have seen have the large Damascus pattern as on Jeff's gun. The Parker Story says there are 18 Grade 1 Damascus lifters and 242 Grade 1 Damascus top action hammer guns. Also, Jeff's new lifter is beyond the "dollar grade" era, according to the Serialization Book. Looks like a 2 or one of the 18 1s, more likely a 2, a G like Jeff says. It has no grade stamp on the water table, Jeff?

[Jeff Bonadurer]

Hi Bill,
Thanks for checking the serial number for me.
I have compared the engraving on my receiver with the example
on the PGCA grade pages. The engraving on my gun is almost identical
to the "G" grade lifter. There is nothing on the water table besides the serial
number. Here's a photo of the serial number.
[IMG]IMG_4104 (Large) by Jeff Bonadurer, on Flickr/[IMG]

Kind regards,
Jeff

"There's no substitute for experience."