New To Forum and To Parker 28 Gauge

[David C Porter]

Yes, & also the tubes weren't centered on the boring. They are pencil thin at the breech from about 3 o'clock to 6 o'clock.

[David C Porter]

I doubt that they would be furnace brazed since they were demi-bloced with the bottom bloc brazed at the breech end & the rear & top ribs soft soldered. Trying to braze the sleeves in would more than likely make the breech end come apart.

[edgarspencer]

Ribs aren't laid at that point, and they wrap the whole breech with iron wire.

[David C Porter]

I understand the process. Been there & done it many times.

[Pitts Yandell]

So all this being said is there an explanation for one source saying it wasn't born a 28 gauge and another authority says is was born a 28 gauge.

[Pa SxS]

Show me the source that says it wasn't born a 28 gauge gun. The letter told you how it was built. That's the way it left the factory.

[Pitts Yandell]

Originally Posted by Chuck Bishop

Show me the source that says it wasn't born a 28 gauge gun. The letter told you how it was built. That's the way it left the factory.

The comment was solely based on this sentence from the first page, "The serial number 131429 is not on the list of 28-gauge guns from the records, published in The Parker Story, page 1005. So, it likely started life as an 0-frame 16- or 20-gauge." Not having the book I made some assumption about its authority.

The thread then continues on to find all possible evidence that it was "retubbed", thus leading to my confusion. So apologies if offense was taken.

[Bill Murphy]

The "list" of 28 gauges is only one of the sources available to the PGCA researcher. Maybe it's time to repost the article that explains how the research material was found and how it was put into its final form.

[Researcher]

Originally Posted by Chuck Bishop

Show me the source that says it wasn't born a 28 gauge gun. The letter told you how it was built. That's the way it left the factory.

Chuck, what I said was "The serial number 131429 is not on the list of 28-gauge guns from the records, published in The Parker Story, page 1005." As much of page 1005 as I could get on my scanner --

Page 1005 The Parker Story 28-gauge Guns, no 131429.jpg

[edgarspencer]

Without taking anything away from the TPS authors, the time involved in searching the available books didn't permit the necessary scrutiny the research director afforded me. When I acquired 99687, the database said it found no records. This made no sense to me as 99686, and 99688 were listed in the serializations book (99686 is listed as a 28ga) The research director carefully examined the books and found that a red pencil mark obscured the numeral 7, but close examination showed it was a 28ga. The records further showed it was ordered with 99686, as an identical pair.