As John Davis suggested, I did miss the W.S. Perry connection. My W.S. Perry C Grade ten gauge pigeon gun was built in 1885 or 1887, as I recall. In 1885, Perry was a Parker Brothers company shooter who apparently paid little for his Parkers. By 1890, Parker Brothers wanted their shooters to use hammerless guns, and my C grade hammer gun was retired in near new condition. I have no idea where it lived until I bought it.
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