At the time these early twenty-gauge lifters were produced, the “00-frame” had not been identified as one of the frame sizes although the firing spacing we associate with the 00-frame size was being approximated on these tiny guns.
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Interesting that in 2010 Austin had a little twenty gauge that I was thinking about purchasing from him and we corresponded several times on said gun #17448 I am sure it is alright to use the ser# since it was sent to me along with the Parker letter. The interesting thing was the letter he sent me describing the gun he said " The gun is one of two so far found with the little 00 exposed hammer frame, 29/32 firing pin spacing on center" and is the latest s/n so far found with the cross slide for end attachment. A lot of info's surfaced since then on twenty ga hammer guns. I miss the conversation with Mr Hogan he was a true gentleman, Gary
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Dean you are right about the spacing, on another note I wonder if these little guns were made with women folk in mind, Parker made so few of them over a period of about 40 years approximately 15 lifters and 35 or so top lever guns. The 0 grade guns are rare in good condition shootable I mean, Gary
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Not sure about that Gary - maybe youngsters or even adult bunny hunters... The one Austin had he called a "rabbit gun" because of the more than four inches of drop on a straight-grip stock. I held that one and was amazed anyone would actually want to shoot it at anything.... but the game had better be on the ground!:eek: Is it still in your collection Gary? . |
This thread would be a lot cooler if there were pictures. ;-)
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I think I can add a few pictures of the rabbit gun of Austin's that I believe was featured in Parker Pages. Don't have time right now as I'm trying to finish the Spring Issue of Parker Pages.
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Maybe I can find some, Gary
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