The records of Price and Mullins show an extrapolated figure of 79, 63 of which are 32". However, the accuracy of the extrapolated figures may be in question because the at least 12,000 guns in stock books that are missing during the Parker Steel era are in a serial number range where steel barrel tens appear the most often. The 12,000 missing are only the ones during the "known" Parker Steel era. There is some confusion about an stock book in the 1917 to 1920 era where Parker Steel could have been available. The missing book is estmated to hold an additional 12,000 guns, four times the number of guns in a normal stock book. I don't think PGCA researchers have solved that riddle. There could be 24,000 missing guns from the known figures. The "known" figures for steel barrel P Grades only include about 43,500 guns. My estimate would be a bit higher from what I have seen. I have seen a bunch of P Grade steel tens and I don't get out much. Although I think there are way over 100 32" steel barrel P Grade tens out there, I think the 30" and 34" guns are true rarities. There are also more than a few composite barrelled tens out there that have been rebarrelled to steel by Parker Brothers and Remington. They apparently have always been fairly available at reasonable prices, because everyone I know that wants one has one, some have more than one. I bought one last month. Lucky me.
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