I dunno King, but it's all kind of a moot point 60+ years later anyway.

All the Parkers I have work and work well and none have ever broken on me. If another make were more simple or more dependable I guess the value of that is lost on me.

I think guns are generally like cars - if you have a good make and it breaks, it is most often tied to the owner's failure to maintain or use properly. Certain Jaguars excepted.