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Unread 10-12-2020, 04:44 PM   #1
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FWIW Parker Bros. SBT 185608 pictured in The Parker Story, pages 403 and 405 has the T on the barrel flats.

Do any of these early SBTs have the finger grooves on the sides of the forearms as shown in the early SBT ads?
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Dave, I was going to mention that as part of my threads on early singles. I have never seen the finger groove forend and I've been looking for 50 years, since I bought my first single.
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"Do any of these early SBTs have the finger grooves on the sides of the forearms as shown in the early SBT ads?"

That's a great question. I've been looking at the Parker SBT's for about 48 years less than Bill, but I haven't run across one yet either.
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From The American Shooter, April 7, 1917 --

The American Shooter, April 7, 1917.jpeg

Maybe the mythical A.W. DuBray gun had the finger grooves.
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That single with the finger grooves must be out there somewhere.
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Still using an ad illustration with the FE finger grooves in 1919
https://books.google.com/books?id=l3...J&pg=PA383&lpg

and without the grooves
https://books.google.com/books?id=F9...J&pg=PA568&lpg
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Where is the DuBray list?
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The list has been posted on this forum several times. The list mentions the AA grade hammer pigeon gun. I just brought the inventory thread to the top, but I don't know what subforum it is in. OK, it is in the General Parker Discussions subforum.
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