what was your first parker

[Bill Zachow]

Charlie, mine was/is a 12 gauge DH that my wife forced me to buy when I took her a 130 miles to a hunting camp auction outside of Theresa, NY. I have written about the gun twice in Parker Pages. The "forcing" from my wife took place when I dropped out of the bidding at $3000. My wife said, "you dragged me up here because it was a Parker, buy the &$@?) thing." So I did. The gun is in superb shape and the selling family (Snell) purchased the gun in 1917. I have the Parker catalog that was used to order the gun through a Watertown, NY gun a hardware business, the hang tags, additional Parker catalogs and other family memorabilia. The gun piqued my interest so much that I was able to get into Remington (before the PGCA) and find the original order. I still have it.