PGCA Southern Side By Side Display Theme
 

In recognition of the Parker Gun Collectors Association (PGCA) 25th Year Anniversary in 2018, the display theme for the Southern Side By Side display at the PGCA/LCSCA tent will be "Parker Guns – The First 25 Years". So if you have a Parker Gun manufactured prior to 1895 please bring it to the Southern for display. Jim Hall has graciously volunteered to coordinate the display this year so please contact Jim by PM or via email at sjhall@haloisp.net.

What would be the serial number cutoff?

Serial No. 79560 was the last gun to be produced by Parker Bros. in 1893, their 25th year of producing shotguns.






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So that would include all those Columbian Exposition guns?
And those wicked cool trade cards?

Sure - Why not?





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I am going to try to bring one or two

I have 2 16 ga O frames that fit in that category, A GH 16 damascus and an O frame hammer 16.

I will bring a few also, most of my Parkers were made in the first 25 years, but I will also have a nice 16ga Trojan to present to some lucky youth shooter! Guys bring out your sons, grandsons, and great grandsons let's make this Youth shoot something that young folks will look forward to, Gary

Don't forget the daughters, granddaughters, and great granddaughters. It would be something to see one beat the boys. They are very important to the survival and future of shooting, guns, and collecting as you know. I have no daughters but lucky to have four granddaughters that I let shoot every chance I can. But they like girl things too much.

Absolutely, Jerry. My niece and my brother almost got a turkey together the other week. Women are a fast growing part of the shooting sports and that is good news

Very well said Jerry!

I know it was not intentional to leave the ladies out... it's just force of habit.
But I live it every day. I have a wonderful wife who enjoys being with all of our shooting friends. I have two daughters who were brought up in a family of shooters and hunters and I have three granddaughters who are exposed to this lifestyle.

It would be really cool to see a girl win her class.





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Years ago- when I shot a lot of black powder- our club had a kid's event at the annual rendezvous. They shot a flintlock, threw a tomahawk and a knife and some archery targets. One year a young girl, who happened to be a direct descendent of a prominent early settler ran away with the score. The club was thrilled

So was she. First prize each year was an incredible hand built flintlock, with bag and horn She shot that proudly in the monthly matches afterwards

Sorry guys did not mean to leave the ladies out, you are right a lot of gals like to shoot and are good at it, gary

When and where is the Youth shoot?

George, it will be held on Saturday, April 28th at 1:30 on the five-stand field.

Bring your camera and your reporter's note pad - I need pictures and a full report, names, scores, etc.

Thanks, Dean





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Let’s see who can bring the earliest made gun and who can bring the latest gun of the first 25 years.

I have several I am bringing

Would you like to see the two guns that bridge the no dolls head to first known dolls head top action hammer? They are listed in guns found in PP.

I'm bringing S/N 63, a backaction 14ga. straight grip with Laminated barrels.

Those would be great additions.

I would love to see that gun. I don’t think I’ve seen one with double digit serial numbers. That could easily be the earliest one of the exhibit.

I will bring well worn no. 27

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Sounds great. Is that the T Latch?

Jim had to top me:cuss: Top this Jim, is yours chambered for a 14 gauge paper shell and a 12b brass shell? They are the same size.

No a 12 gauge fits in chamber but like I said well worn? Is any one bringing a T-latch?

Well I will have 029,a 12-b, w/28" Decarb brls 97 also a 12-b,w/ 28"Decarb brls 1147 14ga, w/30" dam brls and 1943 a 12-a w/32"dam brls, I am bring my John boat too! , gary

I will have a back action (no 152), a grade 2 lifter, an early hamerless GH and a Wesson Arms shotgun for the display.

Wesson only built just over 200 guns before they were purchased and absorbed by Parker. John Stokes and his rebounding lock desighn came from Wesson arms. Before the purchase, Parker was paying a royalty to wesson for the use of Stokes’ design on Parker guns.