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Larry & Robin, how the dollar grade correlates with the later number (or letter) grades I am not especially sharp on - especially as Bruce mentions "before discounts" which were common - but as Robin points out, the grade 3 or D-grade had no 'teardrop', the grade 5 or B grade had a 3/4 length teardrop, the grade 6 or A grade had the full-length teardrop and the grade 4 or C grade had the shortest teardrop but, unlike the grade 3 (D), the C at least had the beginning of a teardrop.
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12-23-2009, 12:08 PM | #14 | ||||||
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Robin,
I agree the dollar grades can be very confusing. I think the early (1870's) guns before the letter grading had much less engraving and the bolsters were somewhat less ornate. My 1878 under lifter 3251 has been called a $250.00 gun by some of our members who know far more than I yet it has much less engraving than some lower grade guns from just a few years later. I was told that there is not enough information to do a letter on these early guns which is too bad as that would end any speculation. |
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12-23-2009, 12:50 PM | #15 | ||||||
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Here is a lifter 4558 found in stock book 1, that I believe to be a $250 grade. I'm not sure but I think it is. I have a letter on it and Ron Kirby couldn't grade it but said he was sure it was either a $250 or $200 grade based on the stock book notation of "extra bead".
It has a 6 stamp on the barrel flats but that it early for a grade stamp. Some think it indicates the Damascus is 6 blade but I posted it to our resident damascus expert and was told it wasn't 6 blade. So, I don't know what the 6 is? |
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12-23-2009, 12:56 PM | #16 | ||||||
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Here is another dollar grade, 3306 found in stock book 1. Because of the light engraving I do not believe this to be a $250 grade but it does have the full tear drop (extra bead) so I guess its a $200 grade?
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12-23-2009, 01:07 PM | #17 | ||||||
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Those are all the pictures I have of dollar grade Parkers. I hope others will post some dollar grade pictures to add to this collection please?
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12-23-2009, 04:34 PM | #18 | ||||||
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Ok I'm not sure how much this adds to the conversation but this is a copy of the drawing that was in a post 3/15/06 on the old site. I believe it was posted by Chris Lien and I think I recall him saying it came from Oscar Gaddy but I could be wrong. What I do remember is that these sketches were compiled from later hammer guns. I believe they are from after Parker went to the letter grading system.
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12-23-2009, 04:40 PM | #19 | ||||||
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Larry,That is a great sketch.Thanks for posting it!
Should we move some of these great pictures to the engraving catagory?
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12-23-2009, 05:12 PM | #20 | ||||||
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I hope so Dave
Robin and Larry great photos. These guns I believe have allot more to offer in the engraving dept. as far as variation Last edited by E Robert Fabian; 12-23-2009 at 05:23 PM.. |
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