Thanks Rick and All.....:bowdown:

I find it absolutely AMAZING what ONE person can do for an entire organization. They just have to have that "Fire In the Belly" to make it happen and get it done....

Dave - nicely done... You have my admiration and respect..!

:cheers:

John D.

A late update on the Parkers' Snow muskets and the Triplett & Scott breechloading rifles that Larry mentions -

There will be an article with pictures in the upcoming Autumn Issue of Parker Pages on these special guns. You all may remember PGCA Member Jim Kucaba as an active participant on the PGCA Forum as well as an exibitor at some of the gun shows in the Southwest. Jim passed away over a year ago and he had amassed quite a nice collection of early Parkers, hammerguns being his specialty. Jim's last wishes as told to his best friend, Tom Latham, was that these four important guns be donated to the Parker Gun Collectors Association. We are ever grateful for Jim Kucaba's generosity as well as Tom Latham's dedication to Jim's last wish and seeing it through to this fine result.

Whoops! I just saw the end of this thread. I started a new thread with a link to the article this morning.


Again... great effort by all those involved.

Thanks Joe for the links you provided.

Dean

Guys I just got out of the hospital and would love to read the story,. what am I looking for when I click on the link. All I get is a jounal page????

Angel, nothing serious I hope.

the article link from the other thread is (if that is the one you mean)

http://www.myrecordjournal.com/merid...a4bcf887a.html

that should take you to an page titled
"Fans of Parker guns fix up family plot in Meriden"

Angel'
I hope your are doing well and it was nothing too serious. When you are done with that artical you can read this one that was posted by another member JoeRag. http://www.myrecordjournal.com/lates...3d2a5cf25.html

Rick, Larry , thank you both. Nothing too serious. I had an infected cyst under my left armpit and the infection got into the blood stream and got into my left lung and started a pnemonia. Four days of antibiotics and I,m almost back to normal.

Sounds like quite an adventure Angel. Glad to hear you are back at it.

Glad to be back Brian. Leasson learned, don't mess around with a cyst. See a doctor.

Angel: Glad to hear your feeling better.We have to get you out and about looking for those nice L.O.M. cases you post. Thomas

Thanks Thomas. In a day or two I should be back on the hunt.

Angel: I'm happy to hear that you're up & about.

Best Regards, George

BTW: Did Jim Kucaba ever find that special Parker lifter that he had been looking for so long?

Best Regards, George

Thank you George. You know I'm sad to say I don't think he did. I still remember he was the first PGCA member that email me to introduce himself and welcome me to the club. We always stayed in touch, and always looking for that 16ga lifter. I never did hear he got it... Sad!!!

Best regards, Angel

To the best of my knowledge he never did get the lifter16. He was after one but I beat him to the deal so to speak. i offered to tade him for his 20 lifter but no deals. He said that was going to go to the PGCA upon his passing but I don't think it did.

Angel those cysts are nothing to fool with, I'm glad to hear your on the mend.

Thanks Rich. Man I learned my lesson..

Does anyone know how to contact Jim K's relatives? There is no reply to his email address. He was such a nice guy. His guns should be shared with his friends.

I agree Murph. I don't have it. But i know he had a lifter in every ga but the 16ga. I think they were Ds. That's one collection that should go to the PGCA.

Angel, I am glad to hear you're okay. Sounds like you had a bit of a rough go. Get well my friend.

Thanks partner!! A bit rough. Those antibiotics work wonders...

Angel is working the checkbook as he goes through rehab......he need pring rehab as well:biglaugh:

I don't thin Jim had much in the way of family, seems to me someone posted that his guns went to a friend of his.

You crack me up Rich!!

Jim Kucaba's Parkers have been dispensed with as he had requested just prior to his passing.

The PGCA is fortunate enough to be the recipient of four early Parker-made guns from Jim's collection and they will be on display at the Meriden, CT Historical Society beginning this Saturday, Aug. 11. They are two Parkers'Snows Muskets and two Triplett & Scotts breech-loading rifles, one being a carbine.

Man, I would love to be up there this weekend!! It should be a special day for The Parkers and the PGCA.

I would have thought a donation such as this would have merrited mention either on this forum or in Parker Pages even both.

Do you know what happened to the 20ga lifter he bought from the James Parker collection which was auctioned by Julia's?

Rich,
The donation was mentioned on the forum both on this page as well as page nine. It was also noted that there would be an article in the Autumn Parker Pages. The guns were only received a couple of weeks ago and put directly on display to the great pleasure of the person making the donation and hopefully to Mr. Kubuca RIP.

I guess I missed that or forgot (I'm getting up there in age you know) therefor my apologies. Jim was a good guy and the PGCA is better off by haveing him as a member.

Bill: I sold Jim a Charles Parker 12 gauge "T-Latch" SN 666 back in 2007. . I don't know if that still works. Jim was a super guy, although I never had the chance to meet him personally. I helped him purchase an early high grade Parker from Charlton Hall Auctions (I believe in 2006) for which he was most appreciative.

Best Regards, George:bigbye:

JMHO, considering the unique circumstances of this particular situation shouldn't we be honoring people's privacy on the PGCA Genaral Forum.... wouldn't a PM have been better?

Well Dean, you might be right, but not knowing who here knew Jim and therefore who here would wish to send their condolences I felt that it was appropriate to publish his last known address as requested. I, personally, feel sure that Jim would have approved. His contact number has been in the Parker Pages, requesting info on a 16 gauge lifter, for as long as I can remember. If the consensus here feels that my post was inappropriate I will be more than happy to delete it.

Best Regards, George

I for one say "Thanks George"...

I am becoming quite confused here: Was (is) the inclusion of Jim Kucaba's guns into the Parker Display (case) at the Meriden Historical Society (MHS) intended to be an additional surprise (as in addition to the Display Case) as part of the activities surrounding the new Parker family gravestones dedication this coming weekend?

Larry's earlier post(s) and first mention of the Display Case at MHS seemed to apologize for mentioning it (as in spoiling the surprise). Then attribution of Jim's guns by Dean followed by the announcement of an upcoming Parker Pages article on all of the above.

All of the wonderful things above seem to be happening by the minute, much to the chagrin of people like yours truly who will not be able to attend. How long will the display be maintained at MHS? (It would be great if it were retained through The Vintagers weekend at Addieville RI the end of Sept. It would make a great side trip to those travelling through New England at that time!).

See what all started by an inocent question from one member to the other..

Kevin,
This event has been evolving almost daily. Dave with the help of Alan Weathers has also received permission to bring any of our members in attendance thru Sherwin Borsuks (Wilbur Parkers estate) home again as we did in 07. The display at the historical society will remain in place until the PGCA decides to move it. It most certainly will be in place for Vintagers.

Larry, that's great! It's only a brief detour heading north thru New England to jag over to Meriden on the way to the Vintagers.

For those who did not have the opportunity to attend the "Meriden Homecoming" in '07, Dr. Borsuks home is not to be missed - it is a 'living museum" in itself!

Regarding future venues for the display, as Chairman of the Parker Gun Foundation Display Committee, I am working on a number of candidates worthy of our efforts.

George,

You make some good points. However, Jim has been gone a long time now and his family probably wouldn't appreciate telephone calls asking about guns that were disposed of many months ago.

Sorry if I seemed harsh.

Dean

Dean: I was not referring to Jim's guns at all, only to his passing of which I, for one, was not aware of until recently. I'm sure that we all have many old friends with whom we are not in regular contact. Only to learn that they passed on without a chance for us to say goodbye. I'm sorry if my post was misinterpreted.

Best Regards, George

On a similar point, The Lovely Linda would appreciate it if "you all" would bother her to distraction about the guns and research material once owned by her late husband. Sorry I had to bring that up, but that's the way it is.

Murph, who is this "Lovely Linda" and how do we bother her. You would not believe how many LIndas I know!!