A Work In Progress

[Dean Romig]

This is the 12 gauge D Lifter that was gifted to me by Austin Hogan when I went to his home to help him sort his guns, and the guns he was storing for the PGCA, when he was on his deathbed.

The Parker-made Laminated Steel barrels are going out today to be refinished.

The barrels shown are not those from Austin’s Lifter but I sincerely hope they come back looking like this other set that have been refinished by the guy I’m sending Austin’s barrels to.

Austin’s pic taken at the Southern in 2006.
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[Garry L Gordon]

Dean, I never met Austin, but have read your many accounts of him (and some articles he wrote in old copies of PP). For what it’s worth, I’m sure he’d be pleased to know you’re caring for his gun and to some degree, his legacy.

[Bill Murphy]

I also have one of Austin's favorite guns, a #3 frame 32" 12 gauge lifter gun. Austin referred to it as his "skeet gun". I first saw it before Austin owned it. I didn't buy it then, and was always sorry I missed it. Good news is that I have it now.

[Mills Morrison]

I got involved in PGCA right when he stopped appearing at events. Wish I had met him. I own one of his guns - an 0 grade lifter which I had cleaned up

[Rick Ornato]

That is a piece of artwork.

[Dean Romig]

Thank You Rick!





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[Dean Romig]

And…


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[Dean Romig]

The wrist had been broken at least twice and a very poor repair(s) had been done. I have never shot it but last year sent it to our own Keavin Nelson.
This is what he found :shock: That screw was part of the second repair well before Austin gifted the gun to me.

And he has properly repaired the break and rechecked it.


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[Rick Ornato]

That's impressive! How is it supported internally?

[Dean Romig]

Only Keavin can answer that. He told me but I don’t recall.





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[Mike Franzen]

Would that be an $80 grade Parker?

[Dean Romig]

It’s an L3 or Grade 3, or D grade. with Laminated Steel barrels Mike.




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[Mills Morrison]

I love the simple dog engraving

[Dean Romig]

The dog on the left is pointing a running rabbit.





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[Mike Poindexter]

Screw looks like a nine inch centipede crawling out of somebody's ear! Ugh!

[Mike Koneski]

Screw looks like a nine inch centipede crawling out of somebody's ear! Ugh!

:rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf:

[Dean Romig]

I just got the barrels back yesterday.

Note the four different Laminated patterns in the barrel tube segments.

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[Mills Morrison]

Looking good

[Larry Stauch]

[QUOTE=Dean Romig;448374]I just got the barrels back yesterday.

Note the four different Laminated patterns in the barrel tube segments.

Those are rather bizarre looking barrels. I really wonder if they looked like that when the gun was sitting on the shelf at the factory or at the store. You would think that potential customers would steer clear of that gun. Of course, now it looks very interesting given our collective perspective, exposure and experience.

[Dean Romig]

Larry, judging from some very high condition of Parkers I’ve seen with vivid original composite barrels, I would say the dramatic pattern of these barrels were likely originally close to the same as they are after their recent refinishing.

Pattern-welded barrels were, and still are, highly prized and this is one of the main reasons that so many different formulas of mixing irons and steels were experimented with to finally arrive at truly beautiful patterns.

JMHO





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