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You must remember that the statistics found in The Parker Story were just estimates extrapolated from the surviving order and stock books. I find it strange when people quote only x amount of guns were made in a certain configuration. They don't know what the total amount is, nobody does.
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03-01-2018, 03:31 PM | #14 | ||||||
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Yes, of course. These numbers should never be taken as absolutes. They were best estimates derived from a partial record that has been lost over time. However, the statistics were worthy of inclusion in the impressive Parker Story project and they are certainly fun to think about and to discuss. The search for discovery is always half the fun when it comes to collecting.
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Not to state the obvious, but a few years of reading auction catalogs, spending time on the internet, attending side by side shoots and high quality gun shows and you will have a handle on the most important pieces of knowledge you need to write a check . Before we have that experience, we shouldn't be spending a lot of money on supposedly rare guns.
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03-02-2018, 05:25 PM | #16 | |||||||
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03-02-2018, 08:33 PM | #17 | ||||||
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Allan is correct in that there was a size limitation issue in copying the stock books.The copying machine was not large enough to copy the entire stock book page.
Therefore, a decision had to be made as to what was most important for inclusion in The Parker Story and for collectors. As i recall the frame size was at the end of the page or near it. Remington loaned the use of their copying machine and when the copying was completed the machine was no longer functional and had served its useful life. Roy Gunter traveled to Remington from Averill Park, NY every day for a month to copy the stock books working long hours. A labor of love for all the authors and all who helped make it a reality! In all it was an eight year project from inception to competition of both volumes. |
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03-02-2018, 08:36 PM | #18 | |||||||
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03-03-2018, 02:05 PM | #19 | ||||||
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In regards to the statistics in THE PARKER STORY the numbers given reflect the actual information taken from the Stock and Order Books that were available to
us. A mathematical formula was derived by Charlie Price (a computer engineer) to include grades, gauges, etc. from the missing books. Information/statistics in the Books immediately before and after missing records were taken into account to derive the final count. While that is not an exact science it projected a number as close to reality as possible. Having said all this I recall a statement made by the late Jack Puglisi: " In the final analysis the gun has to speak for itself." |
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03-07-2018, 09:36 PM | #20 | ||||||
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How many DHE's 12 ga with 31 inch barrels were made? Rare config?
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