Orphan Annie and her cousins revisited

[Bill Murphy]

Phil, have you figured out whether Orphan Annie is Dick Baldwin's old gun? How many 27" single traps could there be?

[Mike Franzen]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

Phil, have you figured out whether Orphan Annie is Dick Baldwin's old gun? How many 27" single traps could there be?

I haven’t looked but does TPS have a count of 27” barrel guns? Anyone care to opine on why anyone would specify 27”?

[Phil Yearout]

Originally Posted by Mike Franzen

I haven’t looked but does TPS have a count of 27” barrel guns? Anyone care to opine on why anyone would specify 27”?

A pic in Dick Baldwin's book shows him as a youngster shooting a Parker SC with an obviously shorter barrel. When I first bought Annie most folks agreed that the rib treatment at the muzzle was not Parker work, so the assumption was that the barrel had been shortened. But as I wrote in PP, the choke measures full so...? My letter shows that Annie left the factory with a 34" barrel. As I recall TPS lists a few 28" SBTs but no 27's.

[John Davis]

Originally Posted by Phil Yearout

A pic in Dick Baldwin's book shows him as a youngster shooting a Parker SC with an obviously shorter barrel. When I first bought Annie most folks agreed that the rib treatment at the muzzle was not Parker work, so the assumption was that the barrel had been shortened. But as I wrote in PP, the choke measures full so...? My letter shows that Annie left the factory with a 34" barrel. As I recall TPS lists a few 28" SBTs but no 27's.

The real question is, will she break trap targets consistently? If the answer is yes, then who cares? Except for the curiosity factor, of course.

It would be really cool if you could tie her back to a young Dick Baldwin.