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Pete Lester
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Posted: Wed Aug 27th, 2008 02:18 pm |
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| I have noticed the grip cap on several guns from the late 1800's are plain whereas early 1900's guns have grip caps with Parker Brothers Meriden CT. on them. Approximately what year was plain grip cap discontinued? Last edited on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 03:15 pm by Pete Lester
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Dean Romig
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Posted: Wed Aug 27th, 2008 02:55 pm |
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Pete, it was early in the 1890's
I have a 1893 GH with the later cap and a 1891 GH with the plain cap.
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Dom Goffredo
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Posted: Wed Aug 27th, 2008 03:53 pm |
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| Pete, I have an a 1900 VH with the original grip cap , probably a left over cap , used in 1900.
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Russ Jackson
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Posted: Wed Aug 27th, 2008 04:13 pm |
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Could one of you gentlemen post a pic. of the plain grip cap, I have a gun that letters, but has a plain grip cap, I always just figured the original had been replaced, there is no chipping or discoloration around the grip cap to indicate it had been redone but I have never seen a plain cap, maybe this is one !
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Bill Murphy
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Posted: Wed Aug 27th, 2008 04:33 pm |
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| They are checkered in the middle.
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Russ Jackson
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Posted: Wed Aug 27th, 2008 04:53 pm |
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Bill ; Mine is checkered in the middle it is not a shiny black it is more of a gray black. this gun is 1901,sent back for restock 1915,w/notation stock as original,possibly had the plain cap and reused on the stock 1915 ?
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Dom Goffredo
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Posted: Wed Aug 27th, 2008 08:11 pm |
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| Russ, There is an excellent detailed picture of the early style grip cap in the Parker Story, I beleive it is in Vol. 2
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Russ Jackson
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Posted: Thu Aug 28th, 2008 01:16 pm |
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Dom; Thank you; I will take a look and see if I can locate it.I would be pleased if mine was one of the original plain caps instead of a replacement as I suspected..
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Dom Goffredo
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Posted: Fri Aug 29th, 2008 12:39 am |
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| Russ, I found the picture of the early style grip cap. You can find it in the Parker Story Vol. 1,Page 104,Fig. 3.27 If you don't have the parker story volumes, You Can find the same picture in theParker Gun Identification and Serialization Book. You can find it on page 41,Fig.D-7. This page shows all three grip caps used by Parker. The early style was made of Hard Blacl Rubber with a raised checkered oval panel. Parker started using the newer style around 1890. Ihave seen several turn of the century Parkers including my VH (1900), with the early style on them If they had a large inventory of the early style grip caps they continued using them especialy on the lower grades. If your cap is the early style, it very well can be an original. I hope this information helps you.
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Russ Jackson
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Posted: Fri Aug 29th, 2008 02:27 pm |
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Dom; I took a look in TPS, and sure enough mine matches the early plain cap, being a 1901 gun it is very possible this is correct . Nice to know as it is on a unique gun, Tanks for the info.! Russ
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