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Our first was a VHE 12 gauge 30" on a #1 frame . Got it from one of my fathers old coworkers . Fellow named Jerry Amos from the Warenton VA area . Got that gun 40-45 years ago and Jerrys been gone atleast 15 years . And yes still have it . I have a VHE 20 gauge I've known for fifty years and finally acquired three years ago and the person I got it from had owned it since the late 50's after his dad got it for him from the original owner while he was in college .
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VH 2 Barrel set 12 Ga. with straight grip that I bought in 1979 and will be in my casket when I go to the happy hunting grounds. That's if my wife doesn't sell it in a yard sale for 20.00 Thomas
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11-19-2017, 09:17 PM | #5 | ||||||
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A C grade 20 gauge hammer gun my father gave to me in 1980 prior to his death. It will stay in the family hopefully forever.
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11-19-2017, 10:05 PM | #6 | ||||||
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A GH 12 Gauge #2 frame with perfectly refinished/recheckered wood and original Damascus rebarreled and proofed in England. Still shoot doves with it.
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My very dear friend gave me his GHE 16 upon his death in 1972. Needless to say, it is my most cherished.
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11-19-2017, 10:17 PM | #8 | ||||||
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Mine was a Grade 3 10 gauge hammergun that I traded for when I was @ 8 years of age (so that was @ 70 years ago) The owner was a local AMOCO dealer who took the gun in trade for gas. He wanted a gun for his little boy & so I traded him my Iver Johnson single barrel 16 gauge even trade. He even through in almost a full box of 10 gauge Super X #4 shot. I still have the Parker.
Best Regards, George
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11-19-2017, 10:53 PM | #9 | ||||||
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My first association with a Parker was when I was twelve or thirteen in '60 or '61. It was a 12 gauge Trojan I found in my friend's cellar. I asked his father if I could borrow it and use it to hunt pheasants around the fields and woods bordering my property. I was allowed to keep that gun until I moved to a different town in the spring of '64. I have some wonderful memories of hunting with that Trojan. I shot my only double on woodcock with it in '63.
I wrote a story about my adventures with that Trojan in Parker pages, "A Last Trojan Pheasant" but I'll be darned if I can find it in the Parker Pages online index. .
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I was introduced to Parkers just over four years ago by my Parker mentor and respected Parker member David Dwyer. I started out with a Trojan 12 gauge which was swapped for a VH 12 gauge with the Trojan's owner. He actually did not want to sell me the Trojan, I believe he just wanted me to have my first Parker. I still have the VH 12 and now two others. All are very close to my heart. Many thanks to my mentor.
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