OK, here are the dimensions of some of the Annie Oakley attributed Parkers listed in The Parker Story. #75782, drop at comb, 1 1/4", drop at heel, 2". #94649, drop at comb, 1 3/8", drop at heel, 2 1/4". #107950, drop at comb, 1 3/8", drop at heel, 2 1/4". A gun being researched, drop at comb, 1 1/8, drop at heel, 1 13/16". All very straight for the time manufactured, a couple extremely straight, like the Lancaster fitting. Three not mentioned here have rather standard modern dimensions, but may have been Frank's guns or guns for trade and not Annie's at all. In my opinion, guns made for Annie after the Lancaster fitting were pretty much all made with those dimensions, at least up to 1902, the latest guns I have studied. For Drew's information, her guns made to the Lancaster dimensions extend to at least 1902, regardless of how much Annie changed physically. Annie may have not looked down the rib so much as between sighting balls, like on her squareback Remington, sold at auction, and another gun with similar sighting aids. That may explain the very high dimensions of some of her guns. Judging from some of the British guns I have shot and owned, looking through the beads may not have been the preferred shooting method in those days. The gun being researched shows up in the order book at almost exactly to the Lancaster dimensions, and remains at these dimensions today.
