whats your last parker

[charlie cleveland]

that you bought... mine was the silent auction 8 ga that mills so kindly let me have...whats your last one... charlie

[Daryl Corona]

GHE 20 with 28" damascus barrels, PG,DT.

[Michael Murphy]

Trojan 12 ga. 30" that had been totally redone. New buttstock & forend, re-blued barrels and re-casehardened. Everything that could be replaced or redone was addressed. Excellent workmanship. Zero collector value, but that was reflected in the price.

[Fred Preston]

My BHE. Then I ran out of money.

[Rich Anderson]

A GHE 16 Damascuss on a #1 frame, it's my next one that really counts:whistle:

[Gary Cripps]

Bought for a project. Now to be sold as a project.
DH 12ga. 1 1/2 frame, 28" Titanic steel barrels, ser.#92255

[Mills Morrison]

Mine is a $50 Dollar Grade 12 or maybe 11 gauge. Lots of honest wear covering up an all original (save one replacement hammer) 32" uncheckered Parker. Have it in line once some other projects move out of the way.

[calvin humburg]

Fred, more pictures please.

[Russ Jackson]

BH /with original 32" Dam. Barrels " Damaged "and repaired and w/ 30" Titanic Steel and 26" Titanic Steel Barrels ! Purchased right here on our Forum !:)

[wayne goerres]

Grade 2 Hammer gun 12ga on 1/2 frame 30in barrels.

[Chris Travinski]

Fred, Good place to run out of money, more pictures please. My last was a GHE 20 with a straight stock sans safety.

[Fred Preston]

The gun is a 12 with a 1 frame and 30" Acme bbls., having been updated and ejectorized from its original Damascus (sorry, I don't have them). Weighs about seven pounds. The pic is the only one I found in my files; so, for Calvin and Chris, I took a few more. Some day, maybe I'll get the light and focus right.

[Daryl Corona]

I remember shooting that gun at the now defunct UP shoot last year. What a great gun Fred. That's one I would go broke to pay for. What a beauty!

[Chris Travinski]

That's a spectacular gun all around, but what piece of wood!

[Angel Cruz]

T grade 12ga with 30" twist steel bbls. on a 2 frame. 8.34 lbs.

[edgarspencer]

My most recent Parker is a new, unfired VH. As for my last Parker, you'll have to check with my widow.

[Craig Larter]

I believe Edgar has it correct. My last Parker will only be known by my widow. My latest Parker is my BHE 12ga.
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t2/clarter/DSC_0012_edited-3_zpsfa0d45ce.jpg (http://s156.photobucket.com/user/clarter/media/DSC_0012_edited-3_zpsfa0d45ce.jpg.html)
I hope to add a few to my budding collection-----then there is my Fox wish list----Oh my I will run out of money!!!

[George Lander]

My most recent Parker is a 12 bore VH 30 inch bought right here on this forum. It came with a 1919-1920 South Carolina State hunting license that the seller found behind the buttplate. The license cost was $1.50 and was made out to an eleven year old boy, Glenn Augustus Kaminer, in Gadsden, South Carolina (@ 20 miles from my home). The research letter that I recieved from PGCA stated that it was originally ordered by Schoverling, daly & Gales, 302 Broadway, New York on November 21, 1904 and shipped on November 26, 1904 (pretty quick response) According to Parker Order Book No. 64, it was a VH hammerless, 12 gauge. It featured Vulcan Steel barrels with a length of 30 inches. The requested chokes were RH cylinder, LH modified.

The price was $50.00

According to Parker Bros. Order Book No. 89, the gun was returned on November 14, 1913 by the Virginia and Carolina Hardware Co., Richmond VA and to be sent to H .Y. Kaminer, Gadsden, South Carolina. The order was to restock and repair action and locks. The price was $12.70.

I went to Gadsden last week after visiting the Congaree National Monument with my daughter's third grade class. I checked with the post office and the elementary school and did not find the Kaminer name, although the principal at the school said that she would continue to check. There is not much left in Gadsden (it was a railroad town with farming all around) I would like to find Mr. Kaminer's son or grandson and show & tell him about the history of the gun whice I think is interesting.

Best Regards, George

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

My most recent purchase was a 20 gauge GH with 28' damascus barrels pistol grip stock dogs head butt plate 0 frame Gary

[Dean Romig]

My most recent purchase was last week and was a 16 ga. 0-Grade Lifter 0-frame with lightening cuts.

[Daryl Corona]

Edgar and Craig;
Just in case and God forbid please send me your widows contact info. so I may avoid the rush. I promise Edgar, I won't shoot the VH.

[Rich Anderson]

Nice find Dean. I'm looking for a 16ga hammergun myself. I hope you bring it to Hausmanns.

[Dean Romig]

I'll definitely bring it to Ernie's. It's not for the long shots but should be murder on the closer fast-flushers.

[Stephen Hodges]

My most recent purchase is an original 1935 VH 20 Gauge:)

[Bill Murphy]

My last Parker was about the last Parker lifter, Austin Hogan's great P Grade 32" #3 frame 12. It is the only lifter I've seen with the P Grade stamp. It weighs just under nine pounds and is a great competition gun. I had been chasing that gun since before Austin owned it. He would not sell it to me but I was satisfied to know where it was.

[Bill Murphy]

My last Parker was about the last Parker lifter, Austin Hogan's great P Grade 32" #3 frame 12. It is the only lifter I've seen with the P Grade stamp. It weighs just under nine pounds and is a great competition gun. I had been chasing that gun since before Austin owned it. He would not sell it to me but I was satisfied to know where it was. Serial number 104043.

[Richard Flanders]

I think my last one was my 28" CHE damascus 12ga.

[Eldon Goddard]

Old beat up VH purchased for a sum of 200 dollars. The only real draw back I see so far other than the amount of wear is a non matching fore arm. I doubt I will be able to find the original.

[scott kittredge]

My last one(and i hope its not) is a VHE, 3 frame ,32 in. F/F, str. griped 12 ga. can't wait to try it on some ducks and geese :corn: scott

[Dennis V. Nix]

The last Parker, and one I have yet to see, is a PH hammerless, 12 gauge. Twist steel barrels with a length of 30 inches. The serial number is 93700 and it was shipped in 1900. I purchased the gun on GB the beginning of April and had it sent to my brother's house in Colorado. He has shot it and says it shoots great and fits him well. He also says the bores are spotless. As we are twins if a gun fits him it will also fit me as well. I am looking forward to shooting it this Fall.

Great thread, Charlie

Dennis

[tom tutwiler]

My PH 12 gauge with 26 1/4" damascus barrels made in 1916. Its currently up with Mr. Dudley being cleaned up a bit and should find its way back home soon. Kinda neat in that it has reversed chokes and still a good bit or original case coloring. Barrels are in really nice condition.

[dwight pugh]

My last is a VHE 12 double trap...30" vent rib, single trigger, non auto safety & beavertail forend

ddp

[Daryl Corona]

My God Dwight that looks like the interior of my gun safe!:eek: Nice double trap.

[dwight pugh]

thanks , you can never have too many !!

ddp

[calvin humburg]

Richard, is that the gun you had down here hunting when Murphy kicked me in the arce.

[Brian Stucker]

My one and only. BHE...minus the E. My hunting partner doesn't like the ejected shells flying around the blind, so the gun is now an extractor.

It is a good duck gun with F/F 30" barrels and nice balance. This last season the gun fell over and the ivory bead busted off. My wife glued a white pin head on the stump so I was able to shoot ducks for the balance of last season. My new eyeglass prescription and hat-pin sight will be a deadly combo this fall.

Since these guns last forever, I only need one.

[Russ Jackson]

[QUOTE=Brian Stucker;

Since these guns last forever, I only need one.[/QUOTE]

Yes Brian but they are like Potato Chips , " No one can own just one " !

[Russ Jackson]

Sorry ,Dbl.Clicked Post

[Dave Suponski]

My last one is the next one I buy....:corn:

[dwight pugh]

your right...got me a BH coming.
maybe we should call this ..latest or current

ddp

[Joe Wood]

A late 12 ga Trojan with 28" barrels in very high original condition with about 50% bright colors. Only non original part was a crudely applied recoil pad but the butt was uncut. Dean Romig came to the rescue with a donation of an original Parker Trojan plate which is now perfectly nestled on it. Thanks, Dean!

[chris dawe]

Well my last one was a hammer gun I picked up yesterday at auction,it's my first Parker hammer...I paid little and I have no idea what I have yet,the pics were lousy:corn:

[dwight pugh]

Everybody should have at least one hammer gun....just because...congrats !
ddp

[Greg Baehman]

This 12-ga. 2-frame DH with 30" damascus barrels was a Lewis Class prize gun which I had won at the UP S X S Classic.

In 1901, a fellow by the name of R. L. Sopes of Westfield, MA ordered a DH two-barrel set, #104098. In 1902 he ordered another set of barrels for that gun, thus making a 3-barrel set. Then in 1911, Mr. Sopes ordered a new frame, stock and forend from the factory and had them fit one of those barrel sets to this new frame at a total cost of $37.50. This is that gun, #155290:

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o166/bamb00zler/Parker%20DH%20155290/010.jpg

[Dean Romig]

A late 12 ga Trojan with 28" barrels in very high original condition with about 50% bright colors. Only non original part was a crudely applied recoil pad but the butt was uncut. Dean Romig came to the rescue with a donation of an original Parker Trojan plate which is now perfectly nestled on it. Thanks, Dean!



Glad I could help out in a small way Joe.

Best, Dean

[Dave Noreen]

The last Parker Bros. I bought was the 2-frame 12-/20-gauge, but it did get restocked by Craig Libhart last year --

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/Ansleyone/Parker/Big2001.jpg

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[David Lien]

Dave: I do like your stock. what is the length of pull to the front trigger???
David Lien

[Dave Noreen]

14 5/8 inch length-of-pull.

[Bill Murphy]

Dave Noreen, I examined a Libhart restocked Monte Carlo Parker at the Northeast Shoot. It also was very nice.

[Jack Cronkhite]

1883 D2 10 gauge 30" Hammer Gun
http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=415&pictureid=4531

[Dean Romig]

Wonderful gun Jack!

[calvin humburg]

Yes very nice. More pictures please. ch

[Jack Cronkhite]

I was thinking it will make a good Woodcock gun. I hear they are a good size in the U.P.

A few more pics here (http://parkerguns.org/forums/album.php?albumid=415)

[Dean Romig]

You might want to cut the barrels back about six inches to make a fast handling and effective woodcock gun.

[dwight pugh]

look what just took up residence in the " Two-Hole Hotel " # 88661
BH 12 on a 2 frame with fine damascus barrels . ordered the letter as soon as deal was made.

ddp

[Rich Anderson]

Dwight the bird engraved on the breech balls is very nice.

Dad no need for the big 10 in dah U.P.eh. You would never be able to swing that thing:rotf:

[dwight pugh]

thanks Rich...i got birds, dogs & deer !!! what a deal.
i've never seen the birds on the bolsters before.
ddp

[Daryl Corona]

Dwight that is the classiest 12 I've seen in a while. The engraving and straight grip make it pop.

[Bill Murphy]

Real nice gun. Share the PGCA letter with us when you get it.

[Dave Suponski]

The engraving motif on your wonderful BH is the same as the one I just sold right down to the breech balls. Only the second one I have seen. The B I just sold was in the 84,000 serial range.Congratulations on a fine Parker.

[Bill Murphy]

Dave, you had a bird on your left ball? I wasn't looking. You would have had to point it out. Yours was a great BH.

[Dave Suponski]

Yes Bill, The gun is exactly like Dwight's

[dwight pugh]

thanks all, will share the letter as soon as it arrives. i put some more pics in an album if anybody's interested.

ddp

[edgarspencer]

Yes Bill, The gun is exactly like Dwight's

I thought I remembered yours as having a PG stock?

[Dave Suponski]

Yes it is. I was talking about the engraving patterns.

[Jack Cronkhite]

Dad no need for the big 10 in dah U.P.eh. You would never be able to swing that thing:rotf:

is my Dad's 18" VH legal in the U.P.? I can swing but so far not hit anything with that. (I know, not much different than my results with any scatter gun).:)

[Rich Anderson]

Jack I do believe that the min barrel length is 18 inches.

[Dennis V. Nix]

Legally it is 16 inches for rifles and 18 inches for shotguns.

Dennis

[dwight pugh]

i got the letter on 88661 yesterday and am again amazed at some of this stuff. Chuck had to do some seriuos digging to find all this . aparently nobody wanted this gun for years or couldn"t afford a "two-hundred-dollar" gun at the time. hard to believe it sat in inventory at Bostwick's for almost six years before being returned the first time. gun remains identical to specs. thanks for your effort Chuck.

ddp

[Chuck Bishop]

Yup Dwight, that letter was work! 5 Order Books and 1 stock book. My arms were getting tired from lifting those 20lb Order Books. Maybe I should charge extra if more than 1 book is involved:rolleyes:

Looks like I forgot to put the Stock Book # in the letter. I'll send a corrected letter out to you.

[Mills Morrison]

GH 16 gauge. Bought from a PGCA member

http://i1306.photobucket.com/albums/s577/Mills_Morrison/IMG_18671_zpsdf5f699d.jpg (http://s1306.photobucket.com/user/Mills_Morrison/media/IMG_18671_zpsdf5f699d.jpg.html)

[Rich Anderson]

My last one was a GH 16 on an O frame with 28 inch damascuss bbls. My next one will be a grade 2 16ga hammer gun:)

[edgarspencer]

My last one was a GH 16 on an O frame with 28 inch damascuss bbls. My next one will be a grade 2 16ga hammer gun:)

Didn't you have one of those once?

[Rich Anderson]

Yes and I missed it terribly. The new one will have 28 inch bbl.

[wayne goerres]

Grade 2 10ga hammer gun. Havn't taken pictures yet. gun is in nice shape and completly untuched.

[Bill Murphy]

I have one coming, sight unseen. I hope my luck is as good as everyone else's on this forum. I usually do OK. We'll see.

[Thomas L. Benson Sr.]

one what

[Bill Murphy]

DH 12, factory 32 and 28, price reasonable, condition in mystery land. Wish me luck.

[dwight pugh]

GOOD LUCK !!!

[dwight pugh]

my latest is in transit... a CH 12 with Bernards.. going to give a complete rstoration
ddp

[Mills Morrison]

Are you the lucky guy who won the CH on Gunbroker?

[dwight pugh]

Yes Sir...& i think i got a deal !

ddp

[Mills Morrison]

I really like the engraving on it. And Bernard Barrels. . . .:cool:

[dwight pugh]

i agree...i believe i'll have this one redone "Ground Up " it is a very deserving gun.\ddp

[scott kittredge]

DH 12, factory 32 and 28, price reasonable, condition in mystery land. Wish me luck.

well ?? :corn:

[Harold Lee Pickens]

My latest is also a GH 16 Parker and it is an O frame. I have shot it a bit this summer and it will make the cut to be included in the UP trip. Also going along will be my new Lefever G grade 16, dam shame it is choked f/f but the spreaders are already loaded up. A Sterlingworth 16 is going also and I'm debating on my little A grade Fox 16. I may just take all 16's--sure simplifies the ammo box.

[Harold Lee Pickens]

Tried to talk my 80 yr old neighbor out of his PH 20 this afternoon, but he isn't ready to part with it yet, but at least he will keep me in mind

[Mills Morrison]

Lots of temptation lately, but I am saving up for an 8 gauge Parker.

[Rich Anderson]

I have just become caretaker for a grade 2 16ga (my last 4 Parkers have been 16's, must be a trend or something:rotf:) hammer gun on an 0 frame. 30 inch damascuss bbls and a ball grip!

[Dean Romig]

Sweet!!

[Russ Jackson]

Rich ,What Dean Said ! I recently acquired a nice little GH 20 bought on our Forum after a couple attempts ,seems The Third time did the trick ! This may not be my last one for long ,I am considering a 28 Repro but haven't pulled the trigger so to speak !

[George Lander]

My last Parker is a 12 gauge VH with 30" barrels in very good condition. It came out of Ohio with a 1919 - 1920 South Carolina hunting license found behind the buttplate made out to a 12 year old boy in Gadsen, SC. I'm still trying to track him or his descendents down.

Best Regards, George

[allen newell]

20 ga Trojan, tight as a drum and off to Brad for touchup.

[Craig Larter]

I caught the Parker bug only about 1 1/2 years ago (I still suffer from Fox and Elsie disease). I was able to buy a original but not high condition CHE Bernard at a small local auction in the Spring of 2012--that started me down the road. My last Parker is a DH with great Damascus barrels and no safety that was owned by TH Keller a President of the ATA and the eastern sales manager for Peters Cartridge Co. It has been great fun shooting Mr. Keller's gun and researching his very interesting life.
Now if I could kind Ansley's Parker DH that would be my Holy Grail!!

[Michael Murphy]

So Bill, How did that DH 32" & 28" work out?

[Daryl Corona]

I caught the Parker bug only about 1 1/2 years ago (I still suffer from Fox and Elsie disease). I was able to buy a original but not high condition CHE Bernard at a small local auction in the Spring of 2012--that started me down the road. My last Parker is a DH with great Damascus barrels and no safety that was owned by TH Keller a President of the ATA and the eastern sales manager for Peters Cartridge Co. It has been great fun shooting Mr. Keller's gun and researching his very interesting life.
Now if I could kind Ansley's Parker DH that would be my Holy Grail!!

Craig;
Better late than never. You sure got some nice ones for a start.:)

[Rich Anderson]

I have the itch for a Fox and have a CE 16 lined up for later this fall. Just what I need another 16:whistle:

[Bill Murphy]

Michael Murphy, there are good sides and bad sides to the DH two barrel set I recently got in the mail. Bad side is that I misread the ad and the gun originally was a two barrel set, but is no longer. The good sides are, one, the barrels that are still there are the 32" ones and they are wonderful .735 bores with .038 of choke in both barrels. The blue is almost all there and very nice. #2 good point is the receiver and other case colored parts. They have color which seems to be original, don't know. Engraving is very sharp. The stock is really nice and straight like a dedicated pigeon gun ordered by someone who knew what he was looking for. The finish is nice and the checkering is sharp. The pad is a very old Silvers type with leather face. The pad has a weak widow's peak that fits into part of the original cut for the skeleton butt. Not all of the original cut is still there, so the stock must have been shortened a little. Infallible trigger in working condition as far as I can see. No test fire yet. I will be looking for a set of #2 frame 28" Titanic barrels to make this a two barrel set again.

[Michael Murphy]

Bill, Sounds like a nice piece. good luck with it.

[Paul Plager]

My most recent addition is a 1875 grade 2, 10ga. lifter swapped here on the forum. 138 years old and still dropping birds out of the sky.

[Rich Anderson]

Grade 1 16ga on a #1 frame hammer gun 32 inch barrels.
BHE 12 #2 frame straight stock to a skelton butt, saftyless (pigeon gun?) and 30 inch fine damascuss barrels. I'm not a 12ga guy but I do like this one:)

[Craig Larter]

Rich: How about a couple of pictures of those two beauties.

[Mills Morrison]

Grade 1 16ga on a #1 frame hammer gun 32 inch barrels.
BHE 12 #2 frame straight stock to a skelton butt, saftyless (pigeon gun?) and 30 inch fine damascuss barrels. I'm not a 12ga guy but I do like this one:)

:envy:

[Bill Murphy]

Rich, what kind of provenance do you have on the pigeon gun? Do you have a letter yet?

[dwight pugh]

good for you Rich...2 at a time !!

ddp

[Mills Morrison]

All kidding aside, those are great finds

[Rich Anderson]

Here are a few pics of the BHE, the hammer gun is haveing the stock tweaked at the moment.
The gun was ordered by C. E. Robbins of Fargo N.D. 12/15/03 choked full & full. Straight stock with a fully checkered forarm and a Silvers pad. It was returned by Mr. Robbins 12/2/07 to retarget to shoot 65% at 40 yards, clean, tighten and redo the barrels. It was returned again in August 1916 by J.E. Johnson also of Fargo, N.D. to restock the charge was $25.

[dwight pugh]

Very nice...Monte Carlo too !! & no dogs anywhere......edging toward A style maybe ?
Just Beautiful !!

ddp

[Craig Larter]

Thanks for the pictures wow what an interesting gun and great engraving. Can you imagine what Fargo ND was like in 1903?

[charlie cleveland]

mighty nice gun..them boys that ordered that gun sure new what they wanted... charlie

[Stephen Hodges]

Not in the league with Rich, but a 1906 VH 16 gauge on a 0 frame with 28" barrels. :cool: Just got it yesterday. 6.1 Lbs.

[dwight pugh]

it's a 16 gauge Parker....doesn't get much better than that !! congrats...

ddp

[Rich Anderson]

Stephen congrats and just in time for Grouse season:bowdown:

[Dean Romig]

I didn't buy it but I was sure tempted. I was at L.L. Bean in Freeport Maine today and handled a very nice 16 ga. VH on a 1 frame with 30" barrels. It has sling swivels and I don't know if they were installed in Meriden or later. Asking price is $1,499 and I thought that price is more than reasonable for such a nice Parker. It has nice modern dimensions too. Still kickin' myself.

[Stephen Hodges]

I didn't buy it but I was sure tempted. I was at L.L. Bean in Freeport Maine today and handled a very nice 16 ga. VH on a 1 frame with 30" barrels. It has sling swivels and I don't know if they were installed in Meriden or later. Asking price is $1,499 and I thought that price is more than reasonable for such a nice Parker. It has nice modern dimensions too. Still kickin' myself.

Might have to drive to Maine today:whistle:

[Rich Anderson]

Just call them and use your Visa....it's everywhere you want to be anyway...the big brown truck will deliver it and thats like an early Christmass present.....AND you save on gas, a win win for everyone:rotf:

[Dean Romig]

If you use your L.L. Bean card you save 15%.

[Mills Morrison]

Here is my latest that followed me home from the Southern. This is before PGCA's records start, but it looks like an early Grade 2 to me. It is a 12 gauge lifter with Damascus barrels.

[Daryl Corona]

Nice one Mills.

[Marc Retallack]

Mills,

That pic with the little fella is great. I can't help but think he's saying to himself "Yeah, dad thinks this is his..."

Cheers,
Marcus

[Mills Morrison]

He said it to my face. "Daddy, you got a new gun for me" Right, except for the last two words

[George Lander]

He said it to my face. "Daddy, you got a new gun for me" Right, except for the last two words

Come on Mills. With a smile like that you know that you've got to let him have it. Light l.oads though. I have SN 3481 that looks very similar to yours.:bigbye:

Best Regards, George

[wayne goerres]

Neat gun with a pretty low ser. no. Are those laminated steel barrels.

[Mills Morrison]

They are Damascus barrels.

[Todd Schrock]

I just received a DH 10ga. w/ beautiful 32" Damascus bbls, PG, SF from a fellow PGCA member and a GH 12ga. W/ 30" Damascus bbls, PG, SF in original condition.

[WILLIAM STANELL]

VHE 28 gauge. X2.

[Dean Romig]

Two VHE twenty-eights? WOW - Nice!

[Russ Jackson]

VH 28 Ga. ,26" Barrels,Capped Pistol Grip ,DHBP :)

[Bill Murphy]

Grade 3 ten gauge top lever hammer, 32" Damascus, skeleton butt. From Harry Collins by way of the late George Blair.

[Dean Romig]

We need pictures Bill...

[George Lang]

Grade 1 12ga lifter, #2 frame, 30" IC/M twist barrels, tight action, great bores, no real damage just well used.

[charlie cleveland]

i just got a early lifter 10 ga with plain steel barrels serial no 4794...its in good shape its a plain jane but a shooter for sure i put a box of shells thru it a moment ago..i like these old lifters...charlie

[scott kittredge]

mine latest is a 32 in. 12 ga. GHE. F/F, makes a nice trap gun :)

[Stephen Hodges]

Scott, you are out of control:shock:

[Rich Anderson]

Grade 1 16ga #1 frame hammer gun with 32 inch barrels....I think that was my last one it's been so long.....BUT the big brown truck is bringing another grade 1 hammer gun, this will be a #2 frame 12 w/ laminated barrels of 30 inches

[Mills Morrison]

Boy, you guys are making me jealous.

[Rich Anderson]

Mills you have achieved your dream of the 8 gauge and a goal once achieved no longer motivates. You just need to focus on a new goal say for example a nice small bore:)

[Mills Morrison]

Actually, the immediate goal is to get reloading set up, get wall thickness/choke gauges and get a duck boat. A Parker 28 gauge is on the list, though it may have to wait a little while

[Bill Murphy]

I don't know about the "goal" business, Rich. I have never had a shopping list, but somehow have four rooms in my house pretty much dedicated to guns and shooting.

[Mills Morrison]

There are "goals" and then there are the ones that come up unexpectedly and just have to be bought. Most of mine are from the second category

[Jack Cronkhite]

There are "goals" and then there are the ones that come up unexpectedly and just have to be bought. Most of mine are from the second category

This is a true reflection of my situation. The last "had to be bought" for me is a DHE once owned by Sir Frederick William Borden, an important Canadian figure. The rib is factory engraved Sir Frederick Borden and supported by research letter. I have been trying to glean information on full provenance and that will take some time. I hope to write this one up for Parker Pages one day. Cheers, Jack

http://http://parkerguns.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=29384&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1387592390

[charlie cleveland]

ain t one thing better than 4 rooms of gun related stuff and that is 5 rooms of stuff..i d almost bet that fellow has started on that 5th room... i hope he gets to fill it up soon.... charlie

[Jack Cronkhite]

I have finally got myself one room and it isn't all that large but it qualifies as a gun room. At the moment it is full of non-gun stuff as I am in the process of moving between residences. Guns are still in the steel tombs but they will soon enough see the light of day to be admired rather than hidden. Cheers, Jack

[Dean Romig]

I've stopped focusing on "goals" and now seek out "opportunities", which oddly, often present themselves as "missed opportunities"... :crying:

[Rich Anderson]

I've stopped focusing on "goals" and now seek out "opportunities", which, oddly present themselves as "missed opportunities"... :crying:

The opportunities are missed because you have no goals:rotf::rotf:

My big goal is to spend the month of October chasing Grouse with Daisy at my place in the Upper Peninsula. October seems a long ways off but it will be here shortly.

[Rich Anderson]

I have decided to keep the Grade 2 lifter circa 1880 so that's my last Parker....until tomorrow when it will be a grade 1 TL hammer gun with beautiful laminated barrels. I'm being hammered by hammer guns:rotf::rotf:

[charlie cleveland]

now you just need a hammer 10 and 8 to go with those small bores...charlie

[Rich Anderson]

What I really need is a 20ga hammer gun.