Time to see more pups!

Share some photos if you can!

Josh ,I really enjoyed this Thread first time around ,here are a couple more Dogs to add on .

Not my BH, but looks like it may be for sale--with it's cracked-thru-the-wrist stock and dented Titanic barrels.
http://www.uplandjournal.com/cgi-bin...ST;f=1;t=70659

nice dogs... charlie

That's a wonderful BH. It needs some TLC and some time at the spa but it has tremendous 'possibility'.

16 DHE
 

Great thread Josh!

NMG(Y)
 

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Looks like this one may be a sturdy Lab.

"Sturdy" is the right word. What year was your CH made Bob?

Will you have it at Major Waldron's on New Year's Day?

Sturdy labs are called Chessies :rotf:

Anyone else have a retriever on a Parker? Do we think that the dog on the #2 buttplate is a retriever? I always have thought so.

Bill- why dont you add a few photos for the thread?

From a mid-twenties AHE 20 gauge

Mike,
All I can say is WOW!
Jeff

Dean I think it's a 1905 gun, I got a letter on a couple years ago and yes it will be at the New Years shoot.

Bill, Looks like a Lab. But he looks to be sneeking up on something. Do Labs sneek? I guess he looks like he could be pointing as well. Suppose they could point? Only upland hunted with a couple, so my opion is not the best. But I know its agraviting when no answers you question.

Calvin,

My faithful Chesador both points and sneaks up on game. My dog points until a bird starts to run then he flushes. He will also sneak up on game by lowering his body a couple inches and taking a step and pausing. During this sneak his face has a very serious look about it. Anyway, he steps, pauses, steps, and so on.

I've never hunted behind a real pointing lab but will certainly consider one for my next faithful friend.

We can learn a lot from our dogs...

Mark :)

Stranger Dogs
 

Most who know me, know that I also have a real weakness for Lefevers. Here are a couple of my favorite Lefever puppies.

These two have been seen in one of my DGJ articles.

1885 BH Damascus 12 ga.

Ithaca pups
 

Here are a few dogs created at the Ithaca Gun Company.

Wayne ,that's beautiful ,I really like the Dog in the opening lever !!! What Grade of Ithaca is that ? Russ

Lefever Pups
 

Here are a couple of dogs from a Lefever D Grade.

Thanks Russ. The Ithaca is a Grade 6.

Back to Parkers
 

Here's an AHE. The trigger guard on this gun is very very deep cut.

Very impressive gun Wayne.

Wayne and Josh, can those LeFever dogs be attributed to Joseph Loy?

I am not sure where Joseph Loy was employed in 1893, but that is the year the D grade Lefever was produced.

FWIW, I believe my 1894 Remington CEO was engraved by Joseph Loy. I showed it to Charlie Semmer and he thought the same. It does not have dogs, being a C, but does have the Celtic style corners that could be perceived as containing the initials J on one side L on the other. Some feel Mr. Loy did this to "sign" his work.
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There may have been a period, or periods, when Loy was an independant contractor as his work is seen on a few different manufactures of guns.

LC Smith dog
 

Here is a dog very similiar to the Lefever dog shown in a previous post. Same engraver? This gun was made in 1890.

Model 1883 Colt dogs
 

Here are a couple of hunters from Colt.

Baker Dogs
 

Here are two dogs created by the Baker Gun Co.

Identical Gun
 

I was quite suprised to see this gun. My BHE also built in 1902 (117495) has exactly the same engraving pattern. My gun is a stright grip which was also broken thru the wrist when I bought it. I restocked it to my deminsions so I could enjoy shooting this fine old classic!

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Here are a couple of more " Old Hounds , not exactly from my latest acquisition ,but recent ! Russ

Here is another old dog.....

A couple more old dogs on the hunt....

Beautiful guns Robin. Thanks.

A few more dogs, not my best pictures.... The D just doesn't want to display the dog but it's the best I have.

1889 DH 12ga
 

1889 DH 12ga w/ 28" 1 frame