What makes a great Parker Collection in your mind?

[Mike Franzen]

This is an interesting topic. To me the operative words are “Great Collection”. When I think of the great collections I have seen they are always populated with guns that are extraordinary in their condition and rarity. Attending the Parker Gun Foundation’s Hall of Fame banquet has educated me about truly great collections. Our Hall of Famers have many of the greatest guns Parker Brothers ever made. The men who have put these collections together have a burning passion to acquire the finest examples they can find. Whether their passion is hammer guns, high condition high grades or famous guns of provenance they will always be examples that are extraordinary. The collection doesn’t have to be big to qualify either. One HOF’er displayed a collection of every gauge in VH grade. A great collection consisting of six guns! I have a “collection” of Parker's I hunt with and occasionally shoot targets with. No savvy Parker man would ever label it a great Collectors collection. However, a hunter would think it is pretty good.