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01-18-2020, 10:31 AM | #13 | ||||||
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Another important thing to remind people of is that the 1/2 frame was developed by Meriden around 1930. And the frames were actually produced by them as well. But no guns were built on them until after Remington ownership of Parker.
So, you will not find any examples of Meriden built 1/2 frame guns. Very few examples have surfaced that would appear to be earlier 1/2 frame guns, but they are actually original 1 frame 16g guns that were rebarreled with 1/2 frame 12g barrels by Remington at a later date. It is commonly accepted that Remington never actually made any Parker frames in Ilion. They were just using up existing Meriden inventory. I actually own a set of new old stock unfitted 1/2 frame barrels.
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01-26-2020, 09:28 AM | #14 | ||||||
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Here is a 1/2 frame, 12 bore, 26', V grade with extractors, to add to the list---s/n 240331. I currently have a chance to purchase, the stock finish is ROUGH.
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01-26-2020, 09:33 AM | #15 | ||||||
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Oh ya---I will be in Maine next week and I will check the Remington prints to verify my earlier statement concerning half frames on one frame actions.
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01-29-2020, 11:31 AM | #16 | ||||||
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Thanks for the info on the 1/2 frame. I didn’t have a record of that gun. To date that makes a total of 81 1/2 frames that I have recorded, 20 of which were sold by A&F. It sounds like a grouse hunter ordered it. Have you seen it yet?
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01-29-2020, 02:21 PM | #17 | ||||||
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I would like to get a GH 1/2 frame one day. There was one on GI a few years ago that would have been perfect. I thought the price was a bit strong, but it went quickly
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01-29-2020, 05:00 PM | #18 | ||||||
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I saw a nice GHE on the 1/2 frame at the Southern in one of the big tents probably 12 years or so ago with a $13+K price tag on it....
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01-29-2020, 06:34 PM | #19 | ||||||
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Well the one I saw was less than that at least
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01-29-2020, 07:18 PM | #20 | ||||||
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That was way back when 1/2 frames really drew a premium... back when old sxs’s drew higher prices.
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"I'm a Setter man. Not because I think they're better than the other breeds, but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture." George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic. |
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