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These are chamber dimensions from the 1870s era Parkers:
10A - .845" to .860" diameter 10B - .815" to .825" diameter
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11-19-2011, 06:26 PM
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Scott, I imagine that value on an excellent condition 1870s Parker would be diminished. RMC can make lathe turned brass shells for you, but I don't think they do well with anything but black powder. That is the impression I got from various threads concerning the subject here.
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11-26-2011, 10:48 AM
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The locks have been cleaned and reassembled. It pays to invest in a mainspring vise, repro or original! The scratches on the exterior of the lockplates were there when the plates were colored. I had to use my high powered magnifying glass to see them properly. Sorry about my macro photography. One of these days I'll get it! I sure wish other forums could upload photos as easily as this one.
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Mark, Those cleaned up nice.Great colors!
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11-26-2011, 11:05 AM
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The hammer faces are barely dimpled from use. There is just a little mark in the colors. The stock has a couple of teeny weeny cracks that I will be able to stabilize quite easily. Overall, the gun appears to have been used very little. The bores have some pitting though. As nice as this gun is, I would be willing to place a decent wager on the fact that 90% of the signs of neglect happened after the original purchaser passed away. Maybe not, but I like to think so. As always, Cheers!
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Scott, John Puglisi noted that the chambers of your new gun were 3". Are they, indeed, 3 inches? They may very well be a special order item. The big ammunition manufacturers provided hulls in various lengths. Not so much to pack a heavier payload, but to add wads.
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