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Here are the pictures that Sweep sent:































He asks several questions:

This is my first hammer as I said in the post and I don't know anything about them. Where there many of these guns made and that sort of information.

Is there a book you would suggest about Parkers.

I wouldn't mind having them redone but don't want to hurt the value of the gun if it has any.

Sweep,

I am not a Parker collector. We have some very knowledgeable people here who will hopefully answer your questions. I am glad to post the images for you. I will leave them up for a few weeks...

Pete

Thank you Pete for posting the pictures for me. The gun seems to be in good working condition.But I will get it checked. I would like the gun to look a bit nicer if possible. There is considerable dulling on the reciever and the barrels don't have much design on them. The wood I think would look really nice with some light cleaning. But; I don't want to do something stupid and have someone say later when I'm not the owner/caretaker for it anymore, just shake their heads and say; I wonder what he was thinking? Is there some opinions of what could be done to spuce it up or would just sending to someone like Keith for a good cleaning be sufficient? Or get it checked and leave it as it is? I'm sure alot of you have been through this before and I would like to learn from you and your experiences.
Thanks Tom

I appologize for bringing this back to the top. But do any of you Parker guys know what the letters and numbers on the barrel flats of this gun mean? Is the D damascus? What would the C be? And what does the 4 and small 11 mean? Also what would be the best Parker book to buy?
Thanks

Check the 'Watertable & Flat proofs' under 'Technical Information' here http://www.parkergun.org/
Yes, D is damascus
4 11 is the pre-fit and finish brl weight