Confused about a Parker gun listed on GB.

[Bill Murphy]

The gun in the gunbroker ad doesn't seem to have a bead around the breech balls. I think a B grade would have the bead. Grades in the Serialization Book are determined by the price mentioned in the order. The order book doesn't neccesarily mention a grade, often only a price. The SB may be right or wrong in calling it a "4".

[Randy Roberts]

I would guess that the seller called it a B as the water table stamping afforded him the luxury of an option (B or C) so he elected to call it the higher grade. Lacking the hand filed rib extension and having only 1 dog in the motif it would appear that this is a C.

[edgarspencer]

It appears to be a put-together gun. The receiver is a C grade (Marked C, Single dog, in the serialization book as TI4), the butt stock is a B grade, but with a dogs head butt plate. The barrels are not Titanic, but Vulcan. A letter may explain some of this, or not.