Getting ready for the Fall Southern Side by Side
 

Here is a group photo of those going with me:



http://parkerguns.org/forums/attachm...1&d=1350263228

Top to bottom:
1. The Big Stick (D grade 32" 10 bore)
2. The Grave Digger (D grade 34" 12 bore)

http://parkerguns.org/forums/attachm...1&d=1350263627

Top to bottom again:
1. The Bismark (BH 34" 12 bore)
2. no name as of yet (VH 34" 16 bore)
3. no name as of yet (DHE 32" 20 bore)

http://parkerguns.org/forums/attachm...1&d=1350263730

Last but not least (this one is not mine. it is on loan from a friend. he named her the Heart Breaker)
28" grade one 20 bore.

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A 20 ga. hammer gun! Please, heart be still. Good luck at the Southern, wish I could be there but South Dakota is something the dogs and I look forward to all year.

John,
Does the "Heart Breaker" have any specific features that earned it that name, such as all of the inlaid gold hearts in Bill Murphy's "Gold Hearts Parker"?

the Heartbreaker is Dave Fjellines. You all will have to ask him.
I do know that very soon she will be fitted with 410, 28, 20, and 16 bore barrels.

Dr. John, you certainly won't be under gunned!

Good luck Dr. John.
I'm afraid that I have the same "problem" as Double Lab.
South Dakota calls!
I'll have to adjust my schedule for next year.

Hmmmm. 32", 34", 34" 34" 32".............. Is there a fence out there missing some posts?

Dr. Truitt, who built the barrels for EACH of these guns?

Dr. Truitt, the "Gold Hearts Gun" has both 30" and 34" barrels, both splinter and beavertail forends, but, unfortunately, has a Parker single trigger, gold plated, that is a bit unreliable. Apparently it was not a problem for Annie Oakley, but it has become touchy in recent years.

Mr Murphy,

They are all original parker barrels except for The Grave Digger.

As you can tell I do not care for single triggers or ejectors.

Tell me about it.

Looking forward to seeing you and your group in Georgetown :bigbye:

Like wise sir. I cant wait.