Bill, please let me know when yours arrives.

Best, Dean

Dean;
What happened to the Parkers Found section?

I explained it in my editorial - but in short, Josh Loewensteiner, "Parkers Found" curator, and I have decided that since interest in sending in new information on unusual Parkers seems to have waned (only 1 submission in many, many months) that we would publish it only once per year. By the time we see it published again, we hope to see a bunch of new entries.

Got it! Terrific! Thanks to all that helped produce such a fine magazine.

Will do Dean. Was afraid my membership had lapsed, but I am good till middle of July.

Thanks George. I enjoyed yours too

Mills- I have to admit that it was hard to do my story on the HOF dinner. It was not like writing one of my research heavy articles that generate mounds of paper on my desk at home.
I had to scribble notes at a table with Larry and the lovely Deb Frey sitting next to me, eating the sumptuous food being served by Ruth's Chris steak house and keeping up with the never ending flow of Gin and Tonics. I am surprised I got anything written down. Next time I will use a recorder!!

George, I wish I had known that before publication... I would have inserted a disclaimer :whistle:

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Ok Last nights reading of The Gun Shop by Tom Kerr.
Didn't you all wish you were buying that "Trojan" with Tom?
How many times have we run into mis-marked and mis-represented Parkers , with good and bad results for us collectors/shooters.
Great story Tom.

I neglected to mention the short essay by Dean on Patina. Thanks for reminding us Dean-o.
I myself put a great price on original patina on a Parker and it always shocks me of efforts to wipe out patina by a thoughtless and un-necessary refinishing.
Of course, I have now realized a new way to help me build provenances for guns: DNA.