J.P Dean's Parker

[Bill Murphy]

A person that worked in my dad's US Government agency wrote me a letter when I became interested in Parker guns at a tender age. He mentioned that he owned an A1 Special Parker and if I remember correctly, may have sent a picture. He also mentioned Frank Novotny and proclaimed him to be a very skilled gunsmith. In going through the Parker records, I found evidence that Novotny had ordered Parker parts making me suspect that he was building Parkers, or maybe upgrading them. My dad's friend lived near Novotny and probably knew him. I suspect that my dad's friend did not really have a Parker A1 Special, but an upgrade built by Novotny. I have never been able to locate the correspondence from that person. However, I think I have the Novotny information that I copied from the Parker records when I was in the Remington Archives at Ilion.

[Bill Murphy]

I found my post about Novotny. It may be one of the posts that Dave Noreen mentions earlier. Search "novotny", go on the thread titled "One owner Parker". The post I am mentioning is dated 9-19-2011. It is a rehash of my experience with my dad's friend and Novotny, and the A1 Special.

[Frank Good]

The gun ended up selling for $4100 plus buyers premium of $615 for a total of $4715 and no I did not take part in the final part of the auction. I came across a 1928 NID4E 16ga 2bbl set through a private sale which captured more of my attention. Ended up making a deal and I pick it up this week.