Original condition guns

[Craig Larter]

A few I am kinda proud of.

[GunnerGrilli]

Originally Posted by Craig Larter

A few I am kinda proud of.

Fantastic Craig. Not difficult to be proud of those indeed. Thanks for sharing.



Bobby

[Randy Roberts]

Originally Posted by Craig Larter

A few I am kinda proud of.

As well you should be. Nice as always.

[Steiner]

Originally Posted by Craig Larter

A few I am kinda proud of.

Thanks Craig. 3 D’s and a B? I think I recognize that B. That new B will fit right in. I love the muted blues and red/pinks of the original case colors.

[Craig Budgeon]

Over the years many good guns have gone to gun shows never being offered for sale to the general public. In addition good guns need not be advertised in many cases as there is line waiting to buy those examples when offered.

[Dean Romig]

This is the 1896 12 ga CH with 28" Bernard Steel barrels I sold to cover my mortgage. I loved this one and shot it a few times at Hausmann's. It was originally ordered with no safety and shipped to a customer in Waterbury CT but when it came to me it had a safety (You know how squeamish those Connecticut guys are about guns with no safeties.)


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[Steiner]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

This is the 1896 12 ga CH with 28" Bernard Steel barrels I sold to cover my mortgage. I loved this one and shot it a few times at Hausmann's. It was originally ordered with no safety and shipped to a customer in Waterbury CT but when it came to me it had a safety (You know how squeamish those Connecticut guys are about guns with no safeties.)

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Beautiful wood and checkering. Very cool knob detail. You’ve certainly had some beautiful Bernard barreled guns Dean.

[edgarspencer]

I am very grateful to have had a father who had a fifty year passion for Parkers. His father's cousin was his mentor in most of his hunting, fishing and general love for field sports. He didn't actively encourage me; rather, his demeanor passively instilled that same love in me.
I have been lucky to own a few 'benchmark', often unfired examples. I absorbed every nuance and eventually passed them on. The guns that seem to come, and stay, are those that reflect their past owners love for them. Some had higher than average condition, and some had little remaining attributes we look for, like case colors.. These are the guns that whisper to me. I freely admit, there are some that don't go back down to the gunroom, but up to my bedroom. The guns whisper to me because they have so much to say, so many stories to tell. There are a few that excite me as much after owning them for years, as they did when the first arrived.

This 1892, Gough engraved BH, is one of only six 30" BH sixteens made. It was a Parker show gun for a few years, and eventually sold to a prominent Wilton, Connecticut doctor who brought over 100 children into the world. His passion for partridge took it's toll on the gun, and the long legged D4 barrels were eventually replaced with the finest Austrian 20 gauge barrels. Nonetheless, the long disused barrels begged to be reunited with the gun, and Breck Gorman just returned them to us. So many stories to tell.

[Craig Larter]

Originally Posted by Dan Steingraber

Thanks Craig. 3 D’s and a B? I think I recognize that B. That new B will fit right in. I love the muted blues and red/pinks of the original case colors.

From the top D,C,B,D,B

[Randy Roberts]

A long legged VHE 20 with a little color .....