Every year it seems the L.C. Smith Collectors present a very well-thought-out display of the nicest examples of the kinds of guns they cherish and espouse while we, the
Parker Gun Collectors Association, have a number of guns in various grades, gauges, and states of condition on any number of tables here and there within the tent. Some even have tags of one sort or another indicating they might be bought.
(Guns for sale within the tent commonly shared by our two collector groups are strictly forbidden according to the agreement we have with Bill Kempffer.)
But this year we have planned ahead and we have a theme for the Parkers we hope to exhibit. We need PGCA Members who plan to attend the Southern to bring their nicest or favorite guns which will support and exemplify the theme we have chosen, and we need about thirty (30) such guns....
This year's display theme will be
"The ABC's of Parker Collecting" and, you guessed it - the display guns will be your Grade A's, your Grade B's, and your Grade C's. They don't need to be your pristine 98+% 'safe queens' or anything you just can't show around just yet.... but please bring your nice examples of these grades of Parkers. Any gauge - hammerless or hammer guns - long or short - fat or thin - anything that can be used in the Parker display - a display that we can be
proud of and that will bring people into our tent to see these fabulous Parkers and to maybe open their eyes to the wonderful world of Parker collecting.
Each gun displayed should include a printed description of the gun - a PGCA Research Letter would be fine (or a copy of one), or a sheet indicating
why a particular gun is special, such as
by whom it may have been ordered, or what
special features it may have.
Please contact James "Jimmy" Hall (
sjhall@vabb.com ) ( or by PM ) to let him know you intend to bring a gun or guns for our display. Jimmy will also fill you in on any details which may have been overlooked in this announcement. We plan on having a nicer display than our tent-mates this year - something to be proud of.
Please support this cause.
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Upcoming Southern SXS PGCA Exhibition Theme
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