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An excellent condition 308 caliber safari grade Model 1200 sporting rifle built by Parker-Hale Birmingham in 1970's.  This rifle appears to have been built on a commerical European barreled action in England.  This piece shows a 24" tapered barrel with Parker Hale and Jana Denver importers markings.  The bore rates at bright excellent.  The action is the new streamlined extremelty strong commerical action.  The bolt is bright high finish.  The trigger unit is Parker Hale.  The stock remains in excellent condition with the exception of the rubber butt pad that has gone hard due to long term storage.  This rifle is fitted with 4 X Redfield post and cross hair scope.  An excellent example of a Parker Hale built sporting rifle.  We have included photo copies of Catalogue #67 referencing this fine rifle as built by Parker-Hale.  Also see pages 14 & 15 of the 1973/74 Parker Hale export catalogue.

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I’m looking for someone who may be able to give me some additional info on a used firearm I’ve recently purchased. What I know: -It’s a Parker Hale Safari Deluxe. -There is a stamp on the barrel of a crown w the letters BNP stamped under it -Info in the barrel also identifies it as a .308 WIN, 2.015” -Another stamp on the left side reads C1341 (serial #?) Any info on where it was manufactured, in what year and anything else I can learn about it would be super appreciated. Thanks  

FN probably up to the mid 60s. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk  

Nope. Early models were made on scrubbed milsurp 98's, typically K98k's. Later models were built on Commercial 98 receivers made by Santa Barbara. OP, does the receiver have a thumbcut or solid left side rail?  

Good info & one of the super truly "free" Internet Web bargains: "Bolt Action Rifles, Third Edition" by (late) Frank de Haas. Non-current edition but super reference! Check out Parker Hale mauser action rifles page for his frank eval. Pun unintended. Downloadable @: https://ia801902.us.archive.org/7/i...rd_Edition/Bolt_Action_Rifles_3rd_Edition.pdf Sadly necessary disclaimer: ALWAYS BE CAREFUL ABOUT DOWNLOADS! PARTICULAR AS FREE. The Website may be credible and the download too, but possibly corrupted. I downloaded this happily a year or two ago without adverse consequence. Just again opened to insure site working. Of course, drill only, didn't download. Best! John  

I HAVE one too...FN actions.. Sile Italian stocks....info found in Braxton's firearms of the world. i wrote to them 30 years ago about this rifle...war...erased most info.. many even earlier ones pre 1960..had scrubbed military actions from store of captured firearms store in tunnels...in building bought after war.. all from older memory.. missed one in 308 Norma...you have an accurate piece if it shoos as mine. now in AAA custom fitted to my reach / cheek, finger to trigger measured.. grainy wood stock...$$$ and i consider these to be way superior after 1963 introduced Spanish actions!  

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Santa Barbara/Spanish made M98 actions and then still later they used the M98 actions made in Yugoslavia,,the Mark X . Assembled in the UK, so they have English proof marks. The Proof marks are Birmingham Proof House marks. The 2.015 is the case length in inches of the chambered caliber round. There should also be a very small, sometimes hard to read Birmingham Proof Date Code stamping in there somewhere, usually on the bbl as well. It'll appear as a Crossed Swords figure. For firearms proofed after 1950, Birmingham used a 2 Letter date code. The letters will be in the 9 and 3 o'clock positions betw the crossed sword figure. A number in the 6 oclock position is a Inspector ID #, Here's link to a chart that will tell you what the codes are. It also gives you the codes (single letter use) from 1921 to 1950. Proof Law changed in 1950 and they went to double letter code. More changes in the mid 70's and on using letters and numbers and changing positions, using a circle instead of the sword figure.. Birmingham Proof House Date Codes A Spanish SantaBarbara made action will likely still have Spanish Proof Hs (Eibar) markings on it. Under the wood line, Under side of the action/front ring is common. The bolt was also marked generaly on the root of the bolt handle,,but that proof usually disappeared when the rifles were made up by Parker Hale in England.  

Scrubbed military after the war…ive read! never read mark x actions were used…? is there a resource you found?  

The source I guess would be me in this instance. Some others same as me (plain old people types) make mention of the use of MarkX actions on PH rifles as well. Maybe they are just parroting what they hear,,I don't know. I speak for myself. I am saying what I have seen and worked on. I've never written book or a blog, but I have been in the gunsmithing , restoration, engraving biz for 50+ yrs and worked in and for quite a few shops as well as my own full time business of 35yrs. Yes I have seen MarkX actions on PH branded rifles. The MkX is easily noted by it's date code (if it's left in tact by it's builder). The earliest I can recall was a 1970 mfg.  

tacfoley2 said: This dates my P-H BP rifle as 1980 - View attachment 3854164 Click to expand...

yes.....( know where A Whitworth is for sale newish unfired) as per photo!  

Sir, I'd be very grateful if you could link me to it, not for me, as I have one, but for a number of posters on muzzleloadingforum.com. where I also post who are eagerly looking for one. The example at TOW has gone, BTW, if that is it.  

My VB marked PH .243 dates to 1970. Built on a SB 98 action. I've never seen a Parker Hale built on a Yugoslav action and have never found any documentation that Yugoslav actions were ever used. As best I recall, the PH rifles built on 98 actions stopped being produced just before Zastava started making the Mk X action for Interarms.  

1970 seems correctly possibility! excellent hands/eyes on experience from us old timers hard to beat.... resource! thank you sir! on most places internet youthful posturing, loose info, questionable uncheckable mostly! ....Was always not researched, when Santa Barbara actions became main source? did smithing on the side myself / still collected nearly the same period of time! Owned many Parker Hale's, BSA;s...none as accurate as this very early series, Delux, writing to England HD ..before internet! years ago researching FN actions farmed out to other companies over lapping my article, unpublished on (Husqvarna's, with FN actions ... encouraged by my friend Gun Digest's Ken Warner) editor. 🙏 no info was available on Earlie PH products / home office in England? WW 2. thanks for sharing. Blessings upon you your household amen friend DAN!  

Hello. I own this same rifle and lost the barrel mounting screw while out hunting this year. Would anyone know what type of bolt/screw is that mounts the barrel to the stock/where to purchase a replacement? thanks in advance for any help!  

By barrel you actually mean receiver? These are called guard screws, or sometimes action screws. There are two - front and rear. Any gunsmith or supplier (eg brownells, midway) should carry them - you want commercial Mauser 98 guard screws (military will work but have cuts for lock screws)  

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• The months of June, July and August have nice average temperatures.
• Cold season / winter is in the months January, February, March, November and December.
• On average, the warmest month is July with 25°C .
• On average, the coolest month is January with -11°C .
• The average annual maximum temperature is 8°C .
• The average annual minimum temperature is -2°C .

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Passage to Siberia: Exploring historic Tyumen

Tyumen. View up the Tura River. From left: Church of the Elevation of the Cross, School of Commerce, Trinity Monastery with Church of Sts. Peter and Paul and Trinity Cathedral. September 4, 1999

At the beginning of the 20th century, Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky developed a complex process for vivid color photography. His vision of photography as a form of education and enlightenment was demonstrated with special clarity through his images of architectural monuments in the historic sites throughout the Russian heartland.

Tyumen. View up the Tura River. From left: Annunciation Cathedral (demolished); Church of Elevation of the Cross; Church of the Ascension & St. George; Trinity Monastery. Summer 1912

In June 1912, Prokudin-Gorsky ventured into western Siberia as part of a commission to document the Kama-Tobolsk Waterway, a link between the European and Asian sides of the Ural Mountains. The town of Tyumen served as his launching point for the journey north to Tobolsk, on the Irtysh River.

Cathedral of Icon of Virgin of the Sign, south view. August 29, 1999

During his journey, Prokudin-Gorsky took several extraordinarily valuable photographs of both Tyumen and Tobolsk . My photographs of Tyumen and Tobolsk were taken in the late Summer of 1999.

Humble beginnings

Cathedral of Icon of Virgin of the Sign, southwest view. August 29, 1999

Considered the earliest permanent Russian settlement in Siberia, Tyumen was founded in 1586 on the site of a Tatar encampment at the confluence of the Tura and Tiumenka Rivers. The initiative for its creation came from Boris Godunov, the power behind the throne of Tsar Fedor (son of Ivan the Terrible) and, eventually, to become tsar himself in 1598. 

Cathedral of Icon of Virgin of the Sign, south facade. August 29, 1999

Godunov was closely allied with the Stroganovs, who from their commercial center at the northern town of Solvychegodsk had sent a detachment of Cossacks commanded by a certain Yermak deep into Siberia to challenge the power of the ruler of Siberian Tatars, Khan Kuchum. Although the precise dates are open to question, it appears that, in the Fall of 1581, Yermak captured Chingi-Tura (later Tyumen), but abandoned his conquest, in order to proceed straight to Kashlyk, capital of Khan Kuchum, whom Yermak defeated in 1582 during a battle near the Irtysh River. 

Church of the Miraculous Image of the Savior, southwest view. Originally built in 1794-1819, this is an excellent example of "Siberian Baroque" architecture. August 29, 1999

Following Yermak’s death in a surprise Tatar raid in 1584, his conquests remained temporarily unconsolidated after his death. Nonetheless, Boris Godunov was aware of the enormous significance of Siberia and launched a campaign to found settlements, as he did in other border areas of the medieval Muscovite state.

Church of the Ascension & St. George, south view. Originally built in 1770-89, defaced during the 1930s & restored after 2003 with rebuilding of bell tower. September 4, 1999

Like other early Russian Siberian towns, Tyumen originally served as a garrison fortress for Cossacks and other troops, who protected newly developing trade routes in all directions. The eastern connections with China gained particular importance during the 17th century. 

Location, Location, Location

Church of the Elevation of the Cross, southeast view. Built in 1774-91. August 29, 1999

Tyumen’s location on the Tura River also provided a direct link westward with the gateway town of Verkhoturye founded by Boris Godunov on the Asian side of the Ural Mountains in 1598. And to the east and north of Tyumen, the Tura River merges with the Tobol, which in turn joins the great Irtysh near Tobolsk. By virtue of its location, Tyumen was destined from the beginning to play a significant role in the Russian development of Siberia.

City Council Building. Originally built in 1828-33 in a simplified neoclassical style. Chiming clock was added in 1857. August 29, 1999

The opening of Siberia for Russian colonization during the late 16th and 17th centuries was an epic confrontation between the vast distances of this severe land and the enterprise of Russian merchants, whose commercial interests coincided with the tsars’ appetite for eastern expansion. Although its rivers were only tributaries of the Irtysh (itself a tributary of the great Ob River), Tyumen was well situated to utilize Siberia’s vast water network.      

Kolokolnikov house, corner of Republic Street 18 & Turgenev Street. Originally built in 1804 by the merchant Ivan Ikonnikov, this superb example of classical wooden architecture was acquired in 1888 by the merchant Ivan Kolokolnikov, who modified the original design. August 29, 1999

Like most early Russian towns in Siberia, Tyumen originally served as a fortified settlement for Cossacks and other troops, who in the 17th century protected newly developing trade routes, particularly with China. 

Nikolai Masharov mansion, Lenin Street 24. Built in the late 19th century by the founder of the Tyumen Ironworks. August 29, 1999

When the southern boundary of Moscow’s Asian territory became more settled during the 18th century, Tyumen’s importance increased for the development of transportation as well as small commercial and industrial enterprises. Its status as a transportation nexus also involved the exile system, which sent convicts and political exiles throughout Siberia.

Orthodox Church HQ

Commercial building (corner of Republic & Kirov Streets) built by the merchant Nikolai Yadryshnikov in 1897. Example of highly decorated "brick style" favored for commercial buildings in late 19th century. August 29, 1999

As a regional administrative point for western Siberia, Tyumen rapidly became a center of the Russian Orthodox Church. Its Trinity Monastery was founded in 1616 on the high right bank of the Tura River. Originally dedicated to the Transfiguration, the monastery was a modest collection of log buildings until its transformation in the early part of the 18th century by an energetic Ukrainian prelate, Bishop Fyodor Leshchinsky.          

School of Commerce (now Engineering Institute). Completed in 1914 during a Siberian building boom stimulated by development of commerce along the TransSiberian Railway. August 29, 1999

As an ally of Peter the Great, Bishop Fyodor saw architecture as a reflection of a broad cultural transformation and the Church of the Trinity that he built at the monastery in 1709-1715 is Tyumen’s earliest surviving building. Gutted during the Soviet era, the Trinity Church has been renovated (with modifications) together with its neighbor, the Church of Saints Peter and Paul, built in 1741-1755. Fortunately, Prokudin-Gorsky photographed both shrines in 1912. 

Tekutyev Crafts School, Dzerzhinsky Street 2. Completed in 1914, the building is a fine example of provincial "style moderne". August 29, 1999

These early examples of a provincial baroque style served as a model for other 18th-century churches in Tyumen, culminating with the lavish Cathedral of the Icon of the Virgin of the Sign (Znamensky), which has recently been splendidly refurbished. Built in several phases between 1768 and 1891, the cathedral displays the florid decoration typical of much of Siberian church architecture.            

Submitting Siberia

Shaichik mansion, Lenin Street 47. Built in 1914 by Yankel Shaichik, major store owner & trader in dry goods. August 29, 1999

The daunting vastness of Siberia’s reaches gradually submitted in the 19th century to new forms of transportation. The first steamboat to ply a Siberian river was constructed here in 1838. 

Burkov house, Dzerzhinsky Street 30. Built at turn of 20th century by Vasily Burkov, trader in Siberian grain on an international level (China, Japan). August 29, 1999

The greatest impulse for economic growth came with the completion of a railroad from Yekaterinburg, on the east slope of the Ural Mountains in 1885. This line ultimately became an important segment of the Trans-Siberian Railroad, transporting the wealth of Siberia’s forests, mines and new agricultural regions, as well as leather and other products of local factories. 

Kozlov house, Turgenev Street 9. Built at end of 19th century by Ivan & Maria Kozlov, local merchants. August 29, 1999

At the turn of the 20th century, over half a million settlers passed through the town toward Siberia’s open, fertile lands. Fortunately, remnants of this period have survived in the central part of the city. 

Nikolaevskoe (Nicholas) Primary School, Lenin Street 5. Wooden building constructed in 1897 as part of a public schools network. August 29, 1999

This memory of the past is especially evident in the city’s remarkable wooden houses, with elaborate framed and carved window surrounds in a style specific to Tyumen. These massive window constructions often include carved panels below the sill as an additional decorative and protective device.

Wooden houses. L:eft: Volodarsky Street. Built at end of 19th century, the house has exuberant carved decorative window frames. Right: Komsomol Street. Built around 1900 as a wing of the A. G. Andreev estate, this small structure displays remarkable examples of decorative fretwork. August, 1999

Their solid construction allowed rows of large windows in wooden houses even in this harsh climate, thus bringing maximum available light to interiors during the long Siberian winters.

The present & future  

Log apartment house, no. 57 (street unknown; house may have been demolished). Fine example of carved window frames on typical log structure. August 29, 1999

Tyumen today is the capital of an enormous province - stretching from Kazakhstan in Central Asia north to the Arctic Ocean - that is one of the world’s richest energy producing regions. Tyumen has benefited from this bounty of natural resources and is at present one of the few Siberian cities to show major population growth: from slightly over half a million in the 2002 census to some 850,000 in the latest estimate. As usual in Siberian cities, most residents live beyond the historic center in Soviet-era housing developments.           

Minshutin house, Vodoprovodnaia Street 43. Built in 1891, the house was restored in 1998 by architect A. Klimchenko with decorative window frames carved by Vadim Sheetov. September 4, 1999

A walk through the historic center of town shows vivid contrasts of modest pre-revolutionary brick and wooden buildings, rarely more than two stories in height, with ponderous Soviet buildings and sleek new commercial centers. Some of the new structures are private apartment houses, others are banks and office buildings and still others form a part of the expanding Tyumen State University. 

Minshutin house, detail of decorative carving by Vadim Sheetov. September 4, 1999

In the early 20th century, Russian photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky developed a complex process for color photography. Between 1903 and 1916, he traveled through the Russian Empire and took over 2,000 photographs with the process, which involved three exposures on a glass plate. In August 1918, he left Russia and ultimately resettled in France where he was reunited with a large part of his collection of glass negatives, as well as 13 albums of contact prints. After his death in Paris in 1944, his heirs sold the collection to the Library of Congress. In the early 21st century, the Library digitized the Prokudin-Gorsky Collection and made it freely available to the global public. A few Russian websites now have versions of the collection. In 1986, architectural historian and photographer William Brumfield organized the first exhibit of Prokudin-Gorsky photographs at the Library of Congress. Over a period of work in Russia beginning in 1970, Brumfield has photographed most of the sites visited by Prokudin-Gorsky. This series of articles juxtaposes Prokudin-Gorsky’s views of architectural monuments with photographs taken by Brumfield decades later.

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