A#1 Special and A1 Special

[Rich Stearns]

I received my documentation for my gun from Parker Gun Collectors Association and it says it is an A#1 special. I am assuming that the # is just there to show it is an A number one special and nothing else. However, I had never seen the use of # used to describe an A1 Special. Any thoughts?

[Scott Janowski]

You are correct. Can you post the letter?

[Reggie Bishop]

I have a friend who likes to say "you are majoring on the minors". You have a Grade 8 A-1 Special. Or is it A1 Special. Or A#1 Special? I am confused now.

[Dean Romig]

I have also seen A No.1 S written but never stamped that way.





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[David Livesay]

Either way it is: A Special 1

[Bill Murphy]

I have what looks like a hand typed Parker price list that includes the terminology "A number 1 grade"

[Brian Dudley]

It is all just semantics. Grade 8 hammerless.

[Bill Murphy]

I don't have one, but I'm looking.

[Scott Janowski]

A picture of the letter would be of great interest to all of us.
Scott

[Rich Stearns]

I was a bit confused about the A#1 Special but I guess that is just another way to say A1 Special. Here is a scan of the document. Fun to find things like this out. The oiled stock is a cool addition to what I have found out thanks to you on this site. Enjoy.

1926 Parker shotgun, A#1 Special, 12 gauge on a size 1 ½ frame,, Peerless barrels with a length of 30” and 2 5/8 chambers,. Capped pistol grip, #No. 8 grade, single trigger, 30-inch barrel, ejectors, 0iled stock serial number 217264

[Dean Romig]

Here’s one of those instances where whom it was ordered by is missing… info just wasn’t available to Chuck.





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[Dean H Hanson]

Thank you Rich!!!

[Bill Murphy]

I found A # 1 Special in a 1916 pocket catalog and didn't look in any other catalogs. Early AA grade guns were stamped just "A" on the water table but correctly stamped "7" for the number grade.

[Jim Thynne]

I received my documentation for my gun from Parker Gun Collectors Association and it says it is an A#1 special. I am assuming that the # is just there to show it is an A number one special and nothing else. However, I had never seen the use of # used to describe an A1 Special. Any thoughts?

So difficult to find a A1Special. I regret selling mine years ago, but it is in a fine collection!

[Brian Stucker]

I was in your shop (Ivory Beads) around 2011 and you showed me a 20 ga. Parker and maybe it was an A1 special. You said you'd probably never sell it, but it would be a big number if you did. I can't exactly remember-maybe an AAHE.

[Rich Stearns]

Jim, it looks like you are the person I need to talk to.

[Chuck Bishop]

Much to do about nothing. As Brian said, it's just semantics

[Jim Thynne]

Jim, it looks like you are the person I need to talk to.

I had a gun shop named Ivory Beads, we specialized in fine doubleguns!

[Jim Thynne]

Jim, it looks like you are the person I need to talk to.

I hope I can help!