1903 Parker Calendar "Shooting Champions"

[Bill Murphy]

1903 Parker calendar sold this morning for $1180. I assume someone on here got it. Congratulations.

[charlie cleveland]

somebody wanted that calender for sure bill.not that i would not mind having it... charlie

[Dean Romig]

The very gun depicted on that calendar is at Wildwood Guns in China, ME if the buyer of the calendar is interested in owning both the calendar and the Parker gun shown on it. I handled the gun at the Augusta Gun Show two weeks ago. I have no dog in this race... just thought you'd like to know.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/130982313201?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2F i.html%3F_sacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3D1309823 13201%26_rdc%3D1

And

http://www.wildwoodguns.com/cgi-bin/NEW/pages/results-final.cfm?tag=716

[Jim DiSpagno]

I sure echo Dean. I would love the two to be matched up for posterity.

[Bill Murphy]

Those Wildwood guys are always proud of guns that have been used hard and put away wet. The pictures look like the engraving on the stock plate are about sanded off. $9800 for an old DH, no matter who owned it, is pretty steep.

[Jim DiSpagno]

Bill the wildwood pics are poor. Dean had the gun in hand not long ago. Maybe he could comment on the condition of the plaque and gun in general.

[Dean Romig]

I agree, it is a well used gun and shows some wear but the engraved words on the presentation plate are still quite legible. The plate has seen as much honest wear as the rest of the gun and the fact that the plate is either of brass or gold only contributes to the fact that it will wear faster than the steel that the rest of the gun is made of.

I'm not going to speak for Dick or Craig but I would guess that their prices might be somewhat negotiable.

P.S., It has wonderful shooting dimensions... for me at least.

[Bill Murphy]

$9800?? I guess I'm used to buying cheap and finding the interesting provenance later. :):) I guess it doesn't matter, I didn't step up to the plate for the calendar. One year at the Baltimore Show, I stumbled on a table with many of the TPS calendars offered for sale by the person who was named in the TPS captions. I was too overwhelmed to come off my checkbook, but I did have a wonderful discussion with the owner. I have some great Parker paper and don't need everything.

[Christopher Lien]

I never grow tired of discovering interesting early paper and original 1880's-1900's gunning photos... 2013 has been a good year for finding unique old double-gun related treasures...

It's all about the hunt and the research that often follows...

CSL
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[Dave Noreen]

Wonder what that calander would fetch with some condition? Great old competition gun!! Wonder what stories it could tell?

[Craig Larter]

That seemed like a top price considering the condition, have any of you advanced collectors ever seen another example? The DH is a beauty just the way it sits but I must agree the price is way steep. If I had unlimited funds I would buy it----I figure the gun's karma would improve my shooting skills!!!

[Bill Murphy]

Dave, put one of those calendars on ebay with some condition and I'll show you what it might go for.

[Dean Romig]

Has anybody called Wildwood yet and discussed price?

[Robin Lewis]

If Wildwood knew about this maybe they would want to put it with the gun?

[Dean Romig]

They did and had bid well over $1000 but got sniped in the end.

[bruce a lyons]

Wouldnt it be great if the PGCA produced an annual calendar. I think it would be a strong seller.

[Dean Romig]

We have entertained that proposal on at least two occasions in the past. It is extremely expensive.