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Unread 11-04-2019, 07:12 PM   #21
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A 10 gauge A-grade that I inspected near Plymouth, Ma that was found in an attic by the niece of an old gent who died turned out to be one of a fifty gun order of various lower grades. There were two A grade 10's in the order and if memory serves, were consecutively numbered. All of them went to a dealer in Boston and get this..... they were all priced at $50 each (wholesale)






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they were all priced at $50 each (wholesale)
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Iver Johnson in Boston is shown on several orders that I have seen where groups of mixed grades of guns were sold to IJ at severely reduced prices. It is assumed that the guns were somehow damaged or returned from consignment from other dealers.
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The particular order I referred to was not by IJ but another popular sporting goods store that I can’t remember the name of. In any case, the place suffered a big fire and a number of their guns were returned for credit. I have no idea if any of them suffered fire damage but I do know that the A grade that I examined must have found a new home before the fire.





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Boston Parker dealers of repute were Iver Johnson, Bob Smith, and Orren Dickey. Bob Smith either originated or was mophed into other named dealers.
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No, it was none of those Bill... I’ll come up with it.





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The biggest dealer I write letters on from Boston is Jno.P. Lovell Arms Co. Next would be William Read & Sons.
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Chuck - Thank you. That’s the one I believe... Lovell.
Three A’s were included in an order of 50 guns and every one of them was priced at $50

Do you remember that?
And after the fire at Lovell, Parker took them back.





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Dean, I show a total of 32 guns returned to Parker in December 1882. The book just shows "repairs." There was no price listed for the repairs. They were all in the 26 to 27 thousand range. I tried searching for J.P. Lovell Arms Co. fire but I didn't find anything.
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Thanks Chuck - someday I’ll find the email you sent me along with the pictures I took of the gun.






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