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02-11-2015, 06:14 PM | #3 | ||||||
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I had actually not known that he was still alive until early last year. I had the opportunity to speak with him for a short while on the phone.
He was certainly an early contributor to Parker knowledge and getting the interest out there in the collecting of these guns.
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02-11-2015, 06:34 PM | #4 | ||||||
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I talked to him many years ago about the Parker records and a picture I took is in one of his books.He was willing to share his knowledge and got right to the point.
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02-11-2015, 07:21 PM | #5 | ||||||
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Too bad. He had a lot to offer. His ebay site offered some interesting items from his collection. Does anyone remember what his ebay and gunbroker handles were? I would hope that his survivors could use some assistance.
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02-11-2015, 08:04 PM | #6 | ||||||
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As famous as he was he was always willing to answer questions from common folks, like me for instance.
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02-11-2015, 08:08 PM | #7 | ||||||
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Might it have been parkerposey?
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02-11-2015, 08:12 PM | #8 | ||||||
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We talked at length about the Parker records and the chance of having them copied. He felt that Remington would not go along with it due to possible litigation. When I contacted Remington they told me they didn't have the records. When I insisted they did they found someone that knew of them and put me off for one reason or another. This was a year or so before the PGCA got involved, I believe.
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02-11-2015, 10:44 PM | #9 | ||||||
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Sad news
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02-12-2015, 09:32 AM | #10 | ||||||
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I agree sad news indeed, another Parker aficionado gone, As with the likes of Peter Johnson, Larrys books were ground breaking at the time, They sure planted the seed in me! I bought my first AHE from him years ago, my condolences to his family, Gary
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