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A-1 Special (nice one)
Unread 07-30-2018, 12:47 PM   #1
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Default A-1 Special (nice one)

What a gun!!

https://www.gunsinternational.com/gu...n_id=101074057
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Unread 07-30-2018, 05:16 PM   #2
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Delicious piece of wood on that one Scot. It would certainly make a nice addition to your bride's collection, eh?
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Very nice Japanese A1S set with outstanding wood throughout. I would think it was engraved in Japan rather than by Geoffroy Gournet as mentioned in the description. It is my understanding Geoffroy just engraved the Custom order A1Specials.
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I tend to agree with Bill on the engraving be nice to hear from Geoffroy himself to confirm this.
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I’m pretty sure that’s just the standard Reproduction A1 engraving pattern.
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She might have to settle for pics on that one, Greg. Both splinter & BTFE for all barrels is nice.

As nice as the gun is, and it is fabulous, I personally think having the frame case hardened was a bad move. If you look close at the pics you'll see the wood/metal fit in some spots was likely compromised and screw timing needs a little work. The engraving is clearly factory.
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Very nice. We're any of the A-1s made with double triggers? Don't think I have ever seen one advertised.
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It seems they show up w/2 triggers every now and again but by large, the majority of PR A-1 Specials seem to come equipped with a single trigger. During production, a single trigger was a hundred dollar upgrade to a PR, as was a BTFE.
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Scot's correct regarding the SST and BTFE option costs - but that was during the closeout, however; a buyer had a choice of either a SST or DT at no additional cost during the actual production time frame. The BTFE option upcharge during production for an A-1 Special was actually $200 ($150 for DHE and BHE-Grades). I don't recall seeing a published price sheet for what a complete 2nd forend cost.
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I cited the numbers from the clearance sale flyer shown in The Parker Story..thanks for the correction, Greg.

Oddly enough, on the very same clearance flyer, a 12ga of any sort commanded a $100.00 up-charge as well.
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