Originally Posted by Dean Romig (Post 349346)

Thanks John. Prior to that distinction Harvey H. Brown won the Lorrilard Medal in 1873 but later returned it to Lewis Lorrilard, Esq. with a scathing letter to him and the officials because the field wasn’t even regarding the entrants in a competition. His robust challenge to the integrity of field and the officials may have been the reason for the change.

The below excerpt taken from Ed Muderlak’s “Parker Guns, Shooting Flying and the American Experience” pg. 309 with more history on this on pages 310 and 311.

(Thank You Ed for your exhaustive research and wonderful books.

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Originally Posted by Dean Romig (Post 349277)

Just checked the mailbox - it must have been delivered yesterday.

I always read “Parkers In Pulp” by John Davis, first and I’m about halfway through it when I read, according to the August 17th entry, the mainsprings on our hammerless Parkers were guaranteed for 25 years. John notes “Parker certainly didn’t lose any money on that guarantee.” I’ll go one further by saying I think Parker might have really boisted their sales numbers by guaranteeing those springs for fifty or even seventy-five years.

I wonder if any of us shooting our hammerless Parkers have experienced a broken mainspring?

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Originally Posted by keavin nelson (Post 349423)

Dean, the mainspring broke in my 1902 16ga GH while hunting woodcock in Maine this fall, on the last day! I have since fitted a replacement. Things just don't last like they once did!:whistle: