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The first letter from the Stock/Order books! |
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The first letter from the Stock/Order books!
According to our esteemed Chief Researcher, Mr. Bishop, I recieved the first letter to be generated after the recent purchase of the Order and Stock books.
The Order Book provided the provenance of the original owner of the gun and the fact that it had been returned to the factory to have the barrels shortened from 30" to 28". IÂ find the gun provenance interesting in appreciating the history of the gun, and it's original use. Only having one other gun with this, it can be enlightening. Not sure how much value it brings but it will be interesting to see what else I can learn of the original owner. The documentation on the factory barrel modification is of value in establishing it wasn't hacked off in somebody's basement and done at Parker.Â
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If this is an indication of the additional information available, it will certainly make our collecting and shooting more interesting! 
 Cheers,
Keavin Nelson
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Originally Posted by keavin nelson
Not sure how much value it brings but it will be interesting to see what else I can learn of the original owner.
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Keavin, I have days when I feel like I'm older than dirt, but I'm positive you're not. My ex-wife can probably get a hold of the original owner for you.
Seriously though, I actually did track down the original owner of one of my lettered guns. I was stunned when I connected with him, because I was certain I was going to be talking to a son, if not a grandson. If I recall, the man was in his mid nineties and he bought the gun at A&F in 1936 as a high school graduation gift from his father. I believe the letter was written by Ron Kirby.
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