Now there's one I definitely wouldn't want to drop off the deck railing Gary.
Do you know who the gun was originally made for? Charles Parker was a weekend sailor, and I wonder if it was made for one of his sailing friends. A few years ago, I bought a large collection of Parker family photographs from Ellen Parker Day, of Lyndonville Vermont. In the batch of pictures of Charles and Edmunds homes in Meriden, was a photograph of the family catboat, which I believe belonged to Edmund Parker, taken in Long Island Sound, off Saybrook CT.

Edgar, A couple years ago Austin called me and said he thought there was a connection with this gun and President Grover Cleveland, I am pretty stupid when it comes to trying to research stuff like that. I have no idea what he thought the connection was, and I never got to sit down and talk with him about it, I have bought numerous books about Cleveland and his hunting and fishing trips but so far the only connection to any guns is that Colt made him an 8 gauge gun and presented it to him, I believe it was the only 8 ga made by Colt. I understand his wife was a hunter too! but that is just by some articles I have read, If you run across a picture of one of the Parker Clan with a twenty make me a copy, in the mean time I will still try to make the connection Austin talked about, Gary

gary i hope you find the connection between president grover cleveland and your gun...what a connection.... charlie

cool - sailing and fishing on a 20 bore Parker - very nice

I can only dream of a Parker 20 bore hammer gun. Congrats on such a great find and I'm sure now looking at her the 14mos waiting to complete the restoration is insignificant.

Rich, you are right, waiting was not a problem, every day was alive with anticipation. we are all so fortunate to be able to acquire these wonderful guns. every day is just like christmas morning! Gary