Nice collection Kerilynn. Your GH 20 stock has nice figure. I am partial to G grade guns also. They are quite tastefully engraved and most do have some nice wood for the grade.
Just wondering, what was the impetus for your Parker affliction?

Hi David,
The impetus was simply holding a Parker for the first time. I just loved everything about it. It was a plain steel barrel with no engravings, very simple everything, hammered, from the late 1800s and very rustic looking. When I held it, I just imagined who had held it originally, maybe even close to where I was standing. It was made just a short distance away. It was even before the damascus was popularly used for barrels on these guns. The stamps identified the inspector and I researched as much as I could about the gun. It brought history to life. I grew up in a house that was built in 1760 in CT. I held the gun and I pictured the family that owned this gun- it was their lifeline. It was food, protection, security in a very scary place and time, I imagine. The fact that it was still here, close to where it began, passing hands and keeping the stories and the history and the memories of everyone who came before alive - whether good or bad- it was a powerful connection and a feeling that I wanted to have more. More stories, more history, more connection. Every Parker I come across has different features that reflect their owners. From the engravings to the wood, the barrels, the triggers, and right up to the care of the gun. And now I realized you asked me a very simple question and I've been rambling on ...
You won't make that mistake again :)
Thanks for asking, though!

Kerrilynn, you have put words to how many of us feel about our guns. I sometimes imagine the marks on a VH i have on the barrels come from the metal sides of a sink box or at least something of that nature that a market hunter used. If they could only tell us.

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"And now I realized you asked me a very simple question and I've been rambling on .."

I enjoyed every word of your rambling and could not agree with you more!!!