New(sort of) Member from Florida - Page 2

Dean Romig · 01-29-2017, 10:11 PM

Yes, after manufacture and NOT done by Parker Bros. but rather by someone attempting to mislead the buyer into believing the barrels are of fluid-pressed steel rather than the Damascus that they are.

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Dean Romig · 01-29-2017, 10:14 PM

Rio and RST are the more popular manufacturers of low pressure ammo for out old guns.

Before you attempt to shoot it you need to have the barrel wall thickness measured by an expert. If they check out good, Fire Away!

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Brett Youngster · 01-29-2017, 10:20 PM

If only these old guns could talk; the stories they would tell.

Brett Youngster · 02-09-2017, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Rio and RST are the more popular manufacturers of low pressure ammo for out old guns.

Before you attempt to shoot it you need to have the barrel wall thickness measured by an expert. If they check out good, Fire Away!

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The barrels are being sent to Kirk Merrington to be inspected.

I also found out that the original price of this gun was $85.

B. Dudley · 02-10-2017, 11:02 PM

The barrels look to have had the steel name changed and they were then likely blud to try and fake fluid steel. And then you had them refinished so the composite pattern shows again.
They might have been done by the same person who faked a set of Titanic (originally Damascus) 16g barrels that i have in the shop on a DH. They even engraved the proper lettering font. But still easy to spot if you know hat to look for.

Mike Franzen · 03-01-2017, 04:44 PM

Brett, you might want to check your guns date of manufacture. Any gun built in 1878 would be a hammer gun. The date you are looking at is the patent date for the forend latch.

Brett Youngster · 03-02-2017, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Franzen

Brett, you might want to check your guns date of manufacture. Any gun built in 1878 would be a hammer gun. The date you are looking at is the patent date for the forend latch.

You are correct. The date is actually 1893. And the original price was $85, which, adjusted for inflation, would be about $2,175 today.

Mike Franzen · 03-02-2017, 10:47 PM

The Parker 10 gauge is a Mighty hunting gun. They can reach out and kill at great distance. I hope you get to do a lot of shooting with your gun.