need help with id of parker gun

[dianeflynn]

iam trying to join but wont let me charge it, because i have an old old paypal account that i lost all info on like 6 years old, not very good on computer. so today ill work on that. unless you can tell me how to join and send letter on credit card. sorry if you cant like i said ill work on it today.thanks

[Dean Romig]

Diane, your Parker is a "dollar grade" which pre-dates the "letter grades". But it is higher than a D grade equivalent.

[Bill Murphy]

Dean, is your opinion about the replaced stock from its lack of fancy checkering or sculpting, or because of the plain figure?

[Brush Buster]

Diane ,Go to our members list ,find ,John Dunkle and send a PM " Private Message " to John , he is our administrator ,I had a similar problem recently ,he will be able to help you out ! Russ

[Double Play]

Originally Posted by Chuck Bishop

Diane,

I do the research letters now, not Mark Conrad. As mentioned go to the Research Letters link on the home page and print out the form. Don't worry about the grade, I'm following this thread. I'll type out the letter with all the information available and send it to you.

The request shows the address to send it to which is P.O. Box 126502 Harrisburg, Pa. 17112

Chuck Bishop

If anyone is interested there was a great thread in December of 09 http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthr...ght=chris+lien that had some great pics and good discussion on determining the grade of these older lifters. I have an 1874 dollar grade 3251 similar to Diane’s gun but was told at the time that there was not enough information in the PGCA records on which to base a letter. Chuck, if you feel a letter can be produce from the materials we have please let me know and I will send in my request.

[Bill Murphy]

Larry, in the "other" thread, you described your #3251 as an 1878 gun. Are you sure about that?

[Double Play]

Bill, I did not reread my post but do recall being corrected as to the date of manufacture. Number 3251 was produced in 1874 and from what the folks that have seen it say it was a $250.00 grade.

[Dean Romig]

Bill, in my opinion the stock checkering is not a match to that of the forend and the drop point is quite unlike the ones seen on most Parker guns.
The stock looks like a Parker stock but taken from a lower grade and the drop points chiseled from a non-drop point stock.

[Double Play]

Dean,
I also noticed this stock has a SSBP were as most of the very early guns I have seen had the full steel butt plate. Do we know when Parker first used the SSBP?

[Autumn Daze]

Great question Larry. Parker started using the DHBP on hammerguns about 1879. I am almost sure that Skeleton Butt Plates on high grade hammerguns predated that. Exactly when I have no idea. Good catagory for "Parkers Found"?

Edited: After consulting TPS the authors commented that the Skeleton Butt plate was offered on guns of Grade3 or higher since day one. They noted guns with 3 digit serial numbers have been seen with SSBP.