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05-28-2019, 11:45 AM | #14 | ||||||
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I have ordered letters on most all of mine as well as a few letters on Parkers that don’t belong to me... Burt Spiller’s VH 20 for example.
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05-28-2019, 12:04 PM | #15 | ||||||
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I order letters mostly to see if there is any provenance linked to the gun. At this stage of the game I can pretty well tell if the gun is "right". Basically, if I can shoot the gun well it is "right" for me.
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05-28-2019, 02:38 PM | #16 | ||||||
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Provenance is the main reason I order letters. Often, you get an actual owner when there is a record of a gun being returned to the factory for repair.
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05-28-2019, 04:51 PM | #17 | ||||||
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For me, my guns are elevated to being less mundane when I order a letter on, say a VH, and find out what were original features and from what retailer it was vended.
I have a total of six Parkers, and all have letters except for the Trojan (for which letters are unavailable). I also ordered a letter on a gun I do not own and was not for sale, out of curiosity and for research. It is well-worth being reminded of the time and energy expended by PGCA volunteers to make this information available to us. It is a story in itself, and as this thread indicates, a continuing one.
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05-28-2019, 05:55 PM | #18 | ||||||
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Stumpstalker, letters on Trojans are available. Who told you they were not available. I order letters on every Parker gun I own, in case something interesting comes up. For forty dollars, I have been surprised many times.
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05-28-2019, 08:34 PM | #19 | ||||||
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I assumed that provenance would be a major player in terms of deciding when to request a research letter on your Parker. Personally I never placed a lot of emphasis on provenence until recently when I learned something for myself. Provenance is not important in a gun at all, until you have one that has it.
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05-28-2019, 08:45 PM | #20 | ||||||
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One research letter led to a trip to Currituck sound for me and I got off easy. Ask John Davis about that
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