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Tom Kidd 03-06-2019 10:01 PM
No Flies on this one!
 
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[/ATTACH]I never had a guided grouse hunt so here are two for consideration. They are found on a pre-war Kornbrath engraved Model 21 that was custom made for John Brewster who built bodies for Springfield Rolls Royce. It is a 5lb 11oz 20ga that shoots as good as it looks. It was previously Russ Bickel's gun

Tom Jay 03-06-2019 10:14 PM
That’s some heavy engraving.

Dave Noreen 03-06-2019 11:51 PM
Those Kornbrath dogs sure beat the hell out of those Kusmit cartoon dogs often seen on overprice Model 21s.

Dean Romig 03-07-2019 12:01 AM
Russ Bickel was surely our friend.





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Tom Kidd 03-07-2019 12:23 AM
Outstanding Gunsmith and a True Friend
 
I met Russ when he opened a small gunshop on Rt 61 outside of Reading, Pa. with Mr. Banser. They had recently graduated from a Gunsmithing school in the Pittsburg area and one of his school projects was converting a Sterlingworth to a 45/70 double rifle. I stopped in and mentioned I liked Fox Guns and that led to a visit the next afternoon. That resulted in a friendship that lasted thru some 120 Ohio Gun Collector Shows and many other adventures over the years. He called me his mentor, and I was privileged to have had him as a friend. He left us way too soon. I also have his 16 bore Purdey Funeral Grade along with other personal items and they are all cherished by me.

Dean Romig 03-07-2019 12:31 AM
I will be forever in awe of his skill and precision. Russ did a couple of Parker jobs for me and the finished product was at least as precisely perfect as the work of the Meriden artisans.





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Tom Kidd 03-07-2019 07:00 AM
Opps, not a Parker!
 
I would like to apologize for not properly reading the rules of the game; 'calling all Parker engraved setters'. So let's just enjoy an outstanding set of engraved dogs while remembering our friend Russ Bickel.

Rick Losey 03-07-2019 07:51 AM
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I would like to apologize for not properly reading the rules of the game; 'calling all Parker engraved setters'. So let's just enjoy an outstanding set of engraved dogs while remembering our friend Russ Bickel.
RULES????

we got rules????


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Dean Romig 03-07-2019 08:17 AM
No apologies necessary. Finely engraved setters eclipse all brands.





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Eric Eis 03-07-2019 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Tom Kidd (Post 268078)
I would like to apologize for not properly reading the rules of the game; 'calling all Parker engraved setters'. So let's just enjoy an outstanding set of engraved dogs while remembering our friend Russ Bickel.
I don't care if there were rules, the engraving on that M21 is outstanding and thank you for sharing it with us. I do miss Russ.


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