I don't think I've ever seen a total lug separation like this one. This repair is going to take a smith that really knows what he's doing. Now that Kirk Merrington is out of the game, I really don't know who to recommend. Dennis Potter--Galazans--Turnbull maybe?? Keep in mind that the repair will probably entail a total rib relay & re-blue due to the heat required for re-brazing the lug is greater than required for soft soldering the ribs.
Looking at the picture I'm thinking the lug brazing joint didn't take completely on this set of barrels and the lug has probably been loose for a while going unnoticed & the only thing holding the lug on was the screw that comes through the top short rib into the lug was the main thing holding things together until it sheared & failed.
A word of caution should be taken on this failure. This is only one set of barrels, and this failure doesn't automatically mean that all Parker repro barrels are subject to failing like this. This is the internet, and we need to be cautious of not branding all repro's as being poorly manufactured based on this one failure.
Dean is correct that the lugs on original Parkers were brazed rather than soft soldered and I assume the repro barrels were as well. I'm including a picture of a set of Parker Damascus barrels that clearly show the orange/yellow brazing line for the lug. I think I see some of the same color on the failed barrel lug in the posted picture of it.
One thing is for sure--This is going to be an expensive repair and it might be more economical to find another set of barrels for this gun.
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