BHE 20 GAUGE

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

Well, sometimes you just leave your blinders at home, this happened to me on Saturday at the Southern, It sure is not a hammer gun but could not resist! BHE 20 Gauge 32" Acme brls a few photos, Gary

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

A couple more, letter specs no animals rose & scroll only

[Phillip Carr]

Wow that's one attractive gun, with 32" barrels and single trigger to boot.

[Dean Romig]

Wonderful BHE Gary. It looks a lot like a certain AAHE 20/28 two-barrel set I know of.

Do you have a letter on that gun yet? I would be interested to know if the original buyer was one H.A.B.
He ordered the AAHE with no game scenes but only with 'rose & scroll' "like the B."






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[Kevin McCormack]

Gary, I missed you but I heard the story about this. Apparently the gentleman was extremely proud of this gun, if his initial pricing structure was anything like the "sailboat" hammer gun!!

[George M. Purtill]

Beautiful gun Gary. With BHEs like that, who needs AHEs.

[Rick Losey]

Very classy gun

[Rich Anderson]

I consider myself lucky to have held such a wonderful gun. That would be my Holy Grail of Parkers for sure. What a great clays gun that one would be and if one was a water fowler I'm sure it would be right at home in the blind.

It was nice to put Gunner's and Mattie's guns together. Two very special guns for very special friends.

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

Rich, I will call Mike to see if he will post the photos of our furry friends guns, Gary

[Bill Murphy]

Gary, will your letter show who H.A.B is? I can think of a couple of possibilities. I also know of at least one local B Grade in that serial range with no animals or birds, only scroll and roses on the floorplate. Is that a late Miller trigger on Gary's gun?

[Dean Romig]

Bill, my letters for the other two guns give his full name.






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[Gary Carmichael Sr]

Dean, The letter says gun was ordered by H.C.Galeker Co. San Francisco Jan 1918, Arthur duBray was the salesman. The letters "ERC" were engraved in the shield, floral and scroll engraving price 185.00 plus 5.00 for pad, Gary

[Dean Romig]

Thanks Gary - That's about the nicest California duck club gun I've ever seen!






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[Bill Murphy]

Thanks, Gary. I wonder if the initials refer to any known duck hunter of the time?

[charlie cleveland]

one nice gun...and those long 32 inch barrels just really get me going...the fellow that done the engraving on this gun was surely a master....charlie.....

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

I wish I knew what the initials stand for? , maybe research CA shooters? Gary

[Bill Murphy]

Gary, can you make the ERC into an EBC? Is is quite legible. I have an EBC for you.

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

Bill, I doubled checked the initials are "ERC", who was "EBC", The gun was made for someone or else the initials would not be on the stock, Gary