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Drew Hause
03-15-2010, 03:08 PM
March 3 1900 Sporting Life
http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1900/VOL_34_NO_24/SL3424013.pdf

The Massachusetts Sportsmen's Association's show of 1900 was officially
opened at Mechanics Hall, Boston, February 21.
PARKER BROTHERS, MERIDEN, CONN.,
Manufacturers of Hammer and Hammerless Shotguns.
Two large and handsome cases of guns drew the attention of every lover of fine fire arms. The Parker gun has been on the market for so many years that its popularity is well established. Its superb appearance, hard shooting qualities, strength of construction and reliability has placed it in the foremost rank of the breech-loader. For over thirty years Parker guns have stood the test, and the excellence of workmanship, perfect balance, beauty of proportion and wearing qualities have made it a popular weapon with many of the expert trap shots of America.
The Parker hammerless gun is listed from $50 for the V. H. quality, which has "Vulcan" steel (black) barrels; weight, 12-gauge, 7 1/2 to 9 pounds: 16 and 20-gauge, 6 1/4 to 8 pounds; American walnut stock, line engraving, checkered stock and foreend: to the finest gun which they make, listed at $400. The last-named is quality A. A. H., pigeon gun. It has Whitworth fluid steel barrels, finest imported Circassion walnut stock, gold shield, finest checkering, most elaborate engraving, combined with finest workmanship and finish throughout: made in 12-gauge, 7 1/2 to 8 1/2 pounds weight, straight half-pistol grip.
Other grades are the A. H. quality, at $300, with finest Damascus barrels: quality B. H., at $200, with extra fine Damascus or Titanic steel barrels: quality C. H.. at $150, with fine Bernard orTitanic steel barrels: quality D. H.. at $100. with fine Damascus or Titanic steel barrels: quality E. H., at $85, with Damascus barrels; quality G. H., at $80: quality N. H., at $70, with fine English twist barrels: quality P. H., at $65, and the first-mentioned grade, at $50. These grades are made in 8, 10, 12, 16, 20 and 28-gauge, the last-named only being recently brought out. Their hammer guns are equal in every way as regards finish, workmanship and quality to the hammerless, and are listed from $50 to $400.
The Parker gun in the hands of such well known experts as Fred. Gilbert. C. W. Budd, O. B. Dickey and C. M. Powers have made wonderful records, proving the reliability and regular shooting qualities of these weapons. The performance of Fred. Gilbert has been most remarkable. He has won all of the principal inanimate target events within the past year, and at present holds the trophy representing the World's Championship at this kind of shooting. His latest record was the winning first general average at the Hot Springs tourney, with a percentage of 97 per cent for three days' shooting. On the first two days he missed but five targets all told. In 1895 a Parker gun won the Grand American Handicap and again in 1896 it landed the grand prize in this big event.
The Parker gun display was in charge of Messrs. J. R. Hull and Louis Parker.