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Unread 09-14-2019, 09:48 PM   #11
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A butt transplant is going to fix that gun up excellent. I already located the perfect piece of wood for it.
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Interesting! Is C.E.P. a Parker? I assume the St. Louis based arms dealer advertised and sold throughout the country. The configuration seems a good one for waterfowl, but the grade is much higher than I would imagine the average waterfowler on the Missouri or Mississippi would venture to take on the big rivers. I'm not well versed in trap/pigeon shooting, but even at this 1880s date, would a 3 inch drop be generally used for such shooting?

What a marvelous gun and an intriguing story that must be behind it.
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I want to her with the transplant.
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Interesting! Is C.E.P. a Parker? I assume the St. Louis based arms dealer advertised and sold throughout the country. The configuration seems a good one for waterfowl, but the grade is much higher than I would imagine the average waterfowler on the Missouri or Mississippi would venture to take on the big rivers. I'm not well versed in trap/pigeon shooting, but even at this 1880s date, would a 3 inch drop be generally used for such shooting?

What a marvelous gun and an intriguing story that must be behind it.
Yes, CEP was one of the Parker Brothers (Charles E. Parker). There is a section in TPS that talks about CEP ordered guns.
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I need to get this packed up and shipped to Bryan, which I will do this week. I do think it is interesting that these 8 guns were ordered together. I don't think the 3 inch drop is too far out of the norm for the time.

When I first started getting into Parkers I didn't like guns with a lot of drop either. Over time I have actually gotten used to 3 - 3 1/4 inched of drop. One of my favorite Parkers that I also shoot very well is a lifter with 3 1/8" of drop.

My intention with this A grade 10 gauge was to put the stock back to the original dimensions in the letter, which will fit me well. I am looking forward to seeing what Bryan can do with it!
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I have a higher grade small bore that was part of a 4 gun order. All four guns were same gauge, same grade, same barrel length and same stock dimensions. I would love to find one of the other 3! Nice gun Jay!
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Good luck with the project. If things go south, I will be here to rescue you. Tell me where to send the check.
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Jay,

There was an article written for DGJ years ago about A grade guns. 3 other guns from this same order were profiled in that article.
The author tells about the Mechum Arms order and then mentions that an advertisement by them about 6 months to a year after the order stated that they had “Premier Quality” Parker guns in stock for immediate delivery in 10g 30”. So... evidently the order was on speculation, in what they figured to be a popular configuration.
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High grade ten gauge guns, often #4 frames, built at just under eleven pounds, were the competition pigeon guns of the day. In the eighties, eleven pounds was the maximum weight allowed in registered matches. Some of them were built for Parker Brothers contract shooters. That doesn't seem to be the case with this gun, but who knows.
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