I appreciate all the responses to my question. I'll try to get a better picture of the stampings and a scan of the letter later today and post them. Here's a photo of the letter. I think you will be able to read it.
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Sorry, Bruce, but I was in the middle of the research project when I needed some minor access to the PGCA research collection. The board of directors and the research committee refused that access and the project ended. Maybe Chris Lien and I will prepare an article for the Double Gun Journal. I'm sure most of our members are subscribers to that publication. Thanks for asking, though.

Bill, a DGJ article would be great also.

Art Wheaton has a great article in this quarter's Double Gun Journal that involved research into the PGCA records, and he thanks Mark Conrad for his help. Did you ask Mark to check the records for you? I know that whenever I have asked Mark for assistance, he has been more than helpful.

There is another Parker article this quarter about a C grade with nice and unusual engraving. I don't believe that author is a PGCA member .....he would have been aided by seeing some of the deep cut and rondel engraving C's we have pictured here over the years and shown at exhibits.

We consistently have great Parker articles in the Parker Pages and the DGJ, and I'm glad you and Chris will be doing an article......it all helps Parker collecting.

Bruce Day, Parker novice and so much to learn

Bruce, as much as you enjoy stirring the pot if it does not affect your close personal contacts, Mark Conrad has nothing to do with the situation I describe about being denied access to the PGCA research collection to prepare articles for the Parker Pages. Mark Conrad has been more than helpful to me in my research. It is other PGCA powers that have been behind the denial of access to research material.

I'm not stirring your pot or anyone else's. I don't know and don't care what got you crosswise with the board, nor is it any of my business. All I know is that the PGCA research has been great for me and they have been very accomodating . I'm very pleased that you will write a DGJ article, all this about the Million Dollar Pier and the Dupont Shooting Schools is new to me, and I look forward to reading the article.

Just take my post at face value. No agenda other than encouraging great Parker articles.

Chris, This is a wonderful and very interesting Parker. Thank you for sharing this gun with us.

Chris that is a beautiful and desirable gun. Congratulations and thanks for posting it here.

Best,

Mike

Yup, it is about the rarest of the rare, a gold inlaid gun with factory documentation and important provenance.

That for end looks different to me, sort of a semi-BT. And the checkering is different. Is it aftermarket or some strange Parker variant?

No question of it being a presentation or display Parker with that wood. You'll likely never see another Grade 3 Parker with that quality wood.