Delta Dawn

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

Remember the song Delta Dawn, whats that faded rose you have on, well here is what you might call a faded rose, joined in a faded case, The guns are old and they are low grade but shoot as good as any A grade, found this old Purdey case in a corner down stairs and they fit perfectly, guess I need to send it up to Kevin M. "Old Guns Old Case" and they are consecutively serial numbered, one with checking, one without,made and shipped about a month apart. Guess Im just getting older but damn I do like old guns and cases, Gary

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

two more

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

double click for enlargements, gary

[Rick Losey]

now you need a loader and some driven birds

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

That would be nice, gary

[Mills Morrison]

Good looking guns in a good looking case

[Dean Romig]

Gary, you have phenomenal luck in finding all these wonderful Parkers. What a nice pair those two are... and that case sets them off elegantly.

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

Dean, Luck is part of it to be sure, but I spend couple hours a day looking for unusual and odd stuff, all the while comparing serial numbers to guns that I have, and sometimes they match, I sure wish I could put that walnut case back with its original gun, I probably need Bill Murphy to look for it he also seems to be able to put Parker things together, Gary

[jim garrett]

Gary What is the serial #range of your guns (not exact #'s) but the range. I have an 1880 O grade that I am going to restock and it looks similar to your pair. Jim Garrett

[Mills Morrison]

I wonder if the one that is checkered was originally uncheckered?

[Dave Noreen]

When I saw the title here I thought it might be about the gal that use to repair our Delta computer terminals at work!! :rotf:

Also thinking of the Delta, years ago I was given a copy of a 1911 page from a Parker Bros. ledger on another subject, and it included an order from a firm in Morgan City, Louisiana, for two 12/38 P.T.P.G.!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/Ansleyone/Parker/Parker%20Ledger%201911_zpsyhd7zmrn.jpeg

Wonder where they are now? In Gary's collection?

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

Mills, the checkered gun was already checkered I had the gun rechecked, Dave, I wish I had those, The closet thing to that was a 16gauge with 38" barrels grade 1 gun and it had milled out receiver, and flying pigeon butt plate gun was ordered by Folsom, That is one gun I wish I would have never sold, but sold it to a friend and I am sure if he decides to part with it he will call me, Gary

[Dean Romig]

Gary, one of our members is putting together an article on the Folsom Trap Guns for Parker Pages. Would you kindly ask your friend if that 38" gun would be available for photographing and possibly the information on the research letter on that gun?

I remember when you had it on display at the Louisville show the year we had our recent Annual Meeting there.

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

Dean, I sent the member a book of information on Folsom guns,I am aware of the article, just hope the info I sent him can be helpful, as far as the 16 gauge 38" I will call him and ask if he could get you some photos of it, Gary