I have that book. He signed other for me some years go at the Fall Classic Southern at Georgetown, SC. As I recall he referred to doubles as "two-row guns".

Rick, I came across a note just like that once. The folks I bought the gun off of new the Gent quite well that wrote the note as he was family. He actually signed the back of the note as found under the pad, I am omitting that picture with his signature as the family did not know who the Margurite was that gave him the gun, no need to stir the proverbial pot. Made for a conversation that was just a tad bit uncomfortable when I inquired as to who Margurite was :banghead:

I find that the older I get, the more I appreciate the story or provenance of a gun as much as the firearm itself. Pretty cool story Randy!

16 gauge

I.C right with 1 ounce or 15/16 ounce
Full left with 1 1/8 ounce

Have 2 Parkers and one Bernadelli Gamecock like this for doves and rabbits. All the Bobwhites are extinct and I did not cause it.

Sweet 16 A5 modified also for doves.

Went to Bass Pro in Foxboro Mass yesterday and bought a 16 ga Browning A5 new. I'll shoot it tomorrow, Friday, on clays at the club.

Allen, a new production one? Please update I was considering one of these, like I really need it :shock:

Here's my faves. Win 21 #4 engraving, Parker DHE, Fox CE, Parker PH
Win 21 field, Ithaca field. I have a few more. I like 16's

Yes, a new production one

My first 16 was a Browning (Belgium) with 28 inch vent rib barrel. I used it for everything from rabbits to geese. It was definitely a sweet 16 especially for $150.

I have a Parker DHE 20 with sling swivels that letters with them. IIRC it was an added $3.00.

If things had went as I thought, I would be posting pics of a first year of production Browning A-5 16 ga. serial #1912. It was not a Sweet 16 as they did not make them till later. It belonged to my father, and I grew up using it for all types of small game hunting. I loved that old gun. It had been hunted hard was worn to the point that it would fire twice occasionally. One day several years ago I was visiting my elderly parents and went back to my old bedroom where the gun rack was only to find out the old 16 ga. Browning was not there. I asked my dad who was in his mid 80's where the gun was, and he said, "I sold that old thing." I said why and he said "I didn't need it"; I can't hunt anymore. When I asked him how much he got for it he said" I got $200 for it, l was mad as hell. I found out who he had sold it to and tried to get it back, but it had already been sold to someone else that was not known to the seller.