E.C. Meacham Arms Co. Parker Premier

[Drew Hause]

E.C. Meacham Arms Co. 1883 Top Action Hammer Gun list $400. Note the Scott Premier hammer gun is $300.

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Feb. 26, 1883 original order from E.C. Meacham Arms Co., St. Louis requesting "Premier Quality"

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"Finest Quality" indeed

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Possibly the earliest Parker barrels with 6 Iron "Turkish"

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The L.C. Smith "Bar Action" Hammer Gun with the "Double Cross-Locking Rotary Bolt" was introduced in 1883; the Quality AA list was $300.

[Dave Noreen]

OMG!! We need to know more.

[Rick Losey]

and that from Researcher :rotf:

[Drew Hause]

Merry Christmas :)

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[Dean Romig]

Could those be Charles Eddy Parker's initials written in his own hand?






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[Dave Noreen]

I'd like to see one (or more) of those under my Christmas tree.

[Bill Murphy]

A set of eight consecutively numbered $300 grade hammer guns. I wonder how many our members can bring to the surface?