The gun in question is exactly the opposite of what George describes. It's original configuration, described in the Serialization Book, is a fluid steel 30" 12 gauge without extra barrels. The "later" barrels are assumed to be the 16 gauge Damascus barrels. The letter will tell whether the origin of the second set of barrels can be attributed to Parker Brothers. Mr. Brunner indicates that the gun was ordered with two sets of barrels. Even without this provenance and the 1 and 2 stamps, a close inspection by an experienced Parker collector would be sufficient to satisfy a purchaser of this gun. Ask him for a scan of the PGCA letter on this gun.
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