RARITY OF PARKER LIVE PIGEON GRADES

[Bill Murphy]

I have examined a few Parker orders for "no safety" guns that were clearly not made for pigeons and have never seen an explanation about why they were ordered that way. Nash Buckingham claimed that he didn't need a safety because he never loaded his gun until he was in sight of the ducks. I have not hunted with anyone who subscribed to that technique.

[Paul King]

Gents, thanks for all the feed back. Will continue my research to find its origin.

[John Truitt]

At one time I owned 6 Parkers without safeties.
One 30" straigtht grip known to have been ordered for the ring.
One 34" ordered for a well known trap shooter.
One 32" 20ga I have no idea why or for what she was ordered for and
Three 32" ers with no documentation other than ordered that way.
All were D grades except two VHEs.

If I could walk into the plant at Meriden today and order a new hammerless Parker today I would want one without a safety. One less thing to break or go wrong. I just dont think they are needed on competition guns. As for in the duck blind or in the field thats another story and to each his own.

John

[Bill Murphy]

I am in the middle of a 32" VH project right now. It came to me with the safety removed and when finished, the tang will be welded up. No fuss, no muss. The "Gold Hearts" gun is a no safety gun. That is the extent of my no safety collection if we don't include single trap guns.