New Member (old shooter)

[Bill Murphy]

PGCA members have been working at understanding some of these stamps for about 70 years without success. The JG stamp is James Geary, a Parker employee.

[Kirk Gibson]

Thank you! Every little bit brings the gun back to life.

[Researcher]

The Kf on the right barrel flat of 130830 is the steel mark equating to Vulcan Steel. On the early steel barrel guns the Kf equates to Vulcan Steel and K is found on both Titanic steel and early Acme Steel barrels. We find the K and Kf steel marks into the 134xxx serial number range in the 135xxx range we begin seeing the letter in a circle steel marks -- V for Vulcan, P for Parker, P.S. for Parker Spec., T for Titanic and A for Acme.

On 196846 the HT over A on the right barrel flat is believed to mean High Tensile Alloy by many and Heat Treated Annealed by others.