interesting pachmayr AIS

[Bob Kuczynski]

do they still do this on request? do they have records that far back?
small world. my 28ga m12 skeet is within 300 numbers of yours.

[Bob Kuczynski]

i spoke with an old friend of mine who use to have shop in ct, morris hallowell; and, he suggested it could be one of alvin whites (AW) engravings of colt fame. he says he may have done it free lance and not employed by anyone. again, we are still just guessing. can anyone tell me about alvins style? any similarities?

[David C Porter]

I seriously doubt Alvin White engraved your gun. Your A1S engraving is not up to his level of engraving. I seriously doubt the AW mark inside the frame is an engravers mark. They usally sign on the side, bottom, or trigger plate. Alvin White usally signed: Eng. A. A. WHITE. If you google him you can see his style on shotguns.

[Bob Kuczynski]

thank you. just peeling back the leaves of the onion, hope to solve the mystery one layer at a time.
i dont have all the answers to this gun...im just looking for them.
with your help i may achieve it.

[Bob Kuczynski]

pachmayr doesnt answer my messages on their website.
do you know if they still have archives for their old business?

[Bob Kuczynski]

using the pics i provided of the bbls, is there any way to determine if they are titanic or acme bbls by the numbers and letters?

[Bill Murphy]

Your picture of the area of the barrel flat that would tell that tale was taken in a dark closet. Give us more light.

[David C Porter]

There's a "T" on the bottom of the barrel flat. Stands for Titanic. Also your picture of the top of the rib Parker writing (picture dark & hard to see) should state Titanic Steel. Take a look at it!

[Bob Kuczynski]

i will look.

[Bob Kuczynski]

if i could i would. sorry bill. camera is old.