Lifter 4657 with PB proof

[Jeff P]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Bruce, the only barrels Parker Brothers made in house were Laminated Steel (and only in 1877, 78, and 79 according to King’s testimony) and were usually stamped with a P on the forward area of the right barrel flat and sometimes even a bit beyond the flat just onto the tube itself. The P die had a chipped foot and the left side of the foot on some of those I have examined has been missing while on others the foot of the P is missing entirely.





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Dean,

Clarifying question , this gun letters to 1875, two years before the PB barrels were "available " per the info above. Is it possible that when it got sent back for new stock, it got new barrels ?

Or did I misread the info and the P mark is different than the PB ?

[Dean Romig]

Yes Jeff, the P stamp does not share the same meaning with the PB in the shield. I have not yet seen the PB in the shield on any of the Laminated Steel barrels with the P.





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[Don Mills]

I seem to recall an article in the Parker Pages either about the PB mark and Parker proofing barrels or as part of a story on a hammer gun. When I have time I will look through my old copies but that might take awhile.