Wow Gene. I bet that was interesting with the zip guns. Were you shooting light loads or something heavy like buck shot? You mentioned they made stuff like the Zip guns in the Philippines. Are you referring to the Japanese? I bet the Vietnamese made nasty stuff like that too out of nothing but junk too. War is awful. In terms of your Parker, I remember you sent it to have it put on face by a gunsmith. Did he check the bores for adequate wall thickness? If not you might want to consider that. After seeing what happened to our friend in the UK I don't think one can be too careful with these old guns. Take care, Buzz
