Driven Bird Pair - Page 2

Tony Guccioni · 03-23-2012, 03:42 PM

And SOLD ...within the blinking of an eye of being advertised.

( for the benefit of archivists, asking price for the pair - $14000. )

Bill Murphy · 03-24-2012, 08:04 AM

Mr. Skeuse, the dealer describes the case as a Brady. However, maybe he is mistaken. That case could easily be a special order Emebbi supplied by your company with the guns.

GH-16 · 03-30-2012, 08:31 PM

I wouldn't call them a driven bird matched pair. But the biggest mistake I've made in all of my gun dealings was when I bought my 16/20 combo repro.

The original owner had bought him and his son an identical set of 16/20 guns. Both had the same type, color and figure of wood. All barrels sets were choked the same "Q-1/Q-2 and they were consecutive serial numbered. At the time I could have bought both guns for $8000.00 and in my shortsighted stupidity only bought the one gun. At the time I couldn't imagine why I would want two guns identical to each other.

This one has haunted me for a long time now to say the least!!!

Oh did I mention that these are double trigger guns to boot!!

Bill Murphy · 03-31-2012, 08:44 AM

I bet his son in one happy camper. "Dad, where is the Repro you bought me? I want to go to the skeet range this afternoon."

Wild Skies · 01-05-2022, 09:23 PM

The Parker Reproduction Driven Bird Pair that was discussed in this thread nearly a decade ago has surfaced again. This time in a GI listing by Mike Bishop LLC with an ask of $14,500.00 The listing includes a letter from Jack Skeuse confirming its authenticity.

There was a thread about another possible 2nd Driven Bird Pair. I find this 2nd pair a little suspect. http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthread.php?t=7573 There may also be a couple of other pairs of Driven Bird guns out there somewhere.

Here are several pics of the Real McCoy showing the special features that were incorporated into the pair when purchased new:

Bill Murphy · 01-06-2022, 10:38 AM

That is one sweet pair of guns. Another PGCA member and I share what I consider a very unusual and rare three gun "driven bird trio" of Reproductions, identical to the last feature and consecutive serial numbers in the high 1700 range. They are 28 gauge, double trigger, straight grip, 28" modified and full, cased separately (thanks for that). I have never seen an identical, consecutive serial numbered, three gun set, certainly not with those desirable features. If I were to be the owner of all three guns, I would be tempted to modify them with engraving like the Mike Bishop pair.