Parker Laminated Steel Barrels and Guns

[Bruce Day]

Originally Posted by Drew Hause

Our friend's first gun (is it a $200 grade?) does indeed have Herringbone barrels, also called Lutticher (Liege) "Toncin", but they are damascus and not Laminated Steel....

I would not know anything about that. Here are the barrels again showing the Parker Laminated Steel designation. The Serialization Book shows this gun as the first of only five grade 4 guns with laminated steel barrels.

[Drew Hause]

Not sure if this is our friend's Grade 3 also marked Laminated Steel



But what remains of the pattern may also be Toncin

[Bill Murphy]

Dean, I sent you a PM. I guess my email address for you is incorrect.

[Paul Harm]

Bill, I feel hurt by your comments about a "pimped look" - many of my guns, "beaters" by some standards, have had the barrels redone. Should I sell them ? I always thought any gun with damascus barrels worth shooting should have the barrels looking as nice as possible so everyone could appreciate the art of barrel making. Maybe I'll just leave them in the gun closet so no one will see what a mistake I made. Paul

[Bill Murphy]

I did say I was planning on having the Lam1 20 gauge barrels redone. Pimped up means the full treatment, including bad stock refinish and bad case colors.