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According to the tables at the end of each grade in the Grades section of The Parker Story only 489 Parkers were ever made with Bernard Steel barrels. That's only 2/10ths of 1% of all Parkers ever made. I guess they really are special.
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07-13-2018, 09:40 AM | #14 | ||||||
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Bernard patterns, frequently acid etched, were the barrels of choice for high grade German/Austrian guns.
I've only see ONE English double with Bernard barrels; Charles Boswell courtesy of Paul Stevens. The Birmingham Proof House Trial did NOT include Bernard; I'm still not sure what "English machine-forged chequered 3 rod Damascus" was however https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...EK8OtPYVA/edit The question remains if the Parker "Rose Pattern" Bernard was Bernard I or Bernard II. I've been calling the prominent rose pattern Bernard II for 10 years, and could be wrong; and posted all those images so anyone can be free to decide. I couldn't find in my files what Dr. Gaddy called the Parker pattern other than Bernard. Until we have a definitive answer from Parker literature, it might be reasonable to just call it "Rose Pattern" Bernard. BTW: Rosa Damascena "Rosebud" knife blade Damascus
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07-13-2018, 09:59 AM | #15 | ||||||
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After some thought I believe that the imaging of Bernard steel barrels prior to 1914 was very poor whether it was printed or photographed in black & white. Damascus was well known and a safe decision. Few knew that Bernard steel existed and fewer still actually had witnessed its beauty. There were no smart phones prior to 1914 and you were lucky to have a party line. PS. 1914 represents the beginning of WW1 and the demise of composite steel barrels
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07-13-2018, 10:39 AM | #16 | ||||||
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For those who attend the Pheasant Fest in Schaumburg Ill next Feb, I will bring several Bernard barreled guns, including a smallbore. There are a handful of B grades with Bernard but mostly C’s. We have a Parker letter indicating Bernard barrels were more resistant to wear than the four blade Damascus otherwise offered for C grades.
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07-13-2018, 10:41 AM | #17 | ||||||
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A Bernard C was my dream Parker, and I had one for a while.. A Bernard CH with 28” barrels and Rondel engraving? Now that would be nice.
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07-13-2018, 11:19 AM | #18 | ||||||
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My CH 10ga 30" on a #3 frame circa 1893.
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07-13-2018, 04:57 PM | #19 | ||||||
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A Bernard Grade 3 lifter with 30" Barrels, The letter I have says Damascus barrels, but it has Bernard barrels plus the gold oval in the pistol grip normally found on higher grade guns, Ser# 34141
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07-13-2018, 05:08 PM | #20 | ||||||
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I was able to check Bernard from off of my bucket list of guns-to-own-before-I-die. I have a few more to check off, so I'm not dead yet.
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