Parker GH owned by Parker Salesman

[William Maynard]

Here is a listing for a Parker 20 Ga. owned by a Parker Salesman named O.R. Dickey. The listing appears on Guns International. Thought members would find in interesting.
http://www.gunsinternational.com/PARKER-Gh-20ga-Owned-by-Trapshooter-and-Parker-salesman-O-R-DICKEY.cfm?gun_id=100228322

[Drew Hause]

O.R. apparently used an AAH to win the 1896 GAH at Live Birds

http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1896/VOL_27_NO_02/SL2702020.pdf
O. R. Dickey, of Boston. Mass., winner used a very handsome Parker Bros, hammerless gun, of the pigeon model, and his load consisted of 50 grains, or about 3 1/2 drams by measure, of American "E. C." powder, 1 trap wad, one 3/8 inch pink felt, one 1/4-inch pink edge, and 1 1/8 ounce of No. 7 chilled shot in the United States Cartridge Co.'s "Rapid" shells, 2 3/4 inches in length.

http://pic20.picturetrail.com:80/VOL1373/6511424/19974446/395982352.jpg

[William Maynard]

O.R. apparently used an AAH to win the 1896 GAH at Live Birds

http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1896/VOL_27_NO_02/SL2702020.pdf
O. R. Dickey, of Boston. Mass., winner used a very handsome Parker Bros, hammerless gun, of the pigeon model, and his load consisted of 50 grains, or about 3 1/2 drams by measure, of American "E. C." powder, 1 trap wad, one 3/8 inch pink felt, one 1/4-inch pink edge, and 1 1/8 ounce of No. 7 chilled shot in the United States Cartridge Co.'s "Rapid" shells, 2 3/4 inches in length.

Great Parker History! Makes me wish I had a spare Nine G's for the gun! Also, if you take note, his name appears on the PGCA homepage linking him to the history of the Czar of Russia's gun.

Czar Nicholas II the Czar of Russia’s gun became one of the most fabled and mysterious of all. Parker records, later enhanced by legend, speculation and fact, fueled a ninety year treasure hunt. The search for this gun initially based on a news story in the Meriden Journal on March 7, 1914, later substantiated by Parker records listing an order in 1914 by O.R. Dickey. The hunt ended when it surfaced at Julia Auctions in March 2007. An intriguing story set down first in “The Parker Story” the bible for Parker folks, and “remainder of the story” published in 2007, Volume 14, Issue 7 of “The Parker Pages”, Journal of the Parker Gun Collector’s Association. (cut and pasted from homepage)

[William Maynard]

Here is a little more information and a photo of O.R. Dickey. He also was the inventor of the "Dickey Bird Trap" and "Clay Pigeon". Just to note; he was one of the best shooters of that era.

[Chris Travinski]

The DHE 12 ga. I mentioned in a post a few weeks ago is the other gun that was bought in that lot of guns. The letter said it was sold to O.R. Dickey and possibly he shot it some, but it was sent back to the factory a number of times by Gil Wheeler a lesser know trap shooter. Both neat guns.

[Bill Murphy]

Orren R. Dickey was a high volume gun dealer in Boston. The Parker order books are full of entries for guns ordered by him. If a gun could be linked to him personally, it would be very interesting since he was a GAH winner and a famous shooter over many years.