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Archibald Rutledge
Several times in the past I've read here or there that Mr. Rutledge owned several Parkers . But so far I've been unable to get any idea what grades and gauges of Parker's he may have had .
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That is a good question. I have a bunch of his books and while Parker is mentioned, no grade is mentioned. I know his students at Mercersburg Academy got one for him.
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One of these years before I leave this place I wanna get down in Rutledges area and plow a whitetail with a Parker . Preferably shooting it in front of a man/dog drive . But I can also make do shooting one with a Parker from a treestand if push comes to shove .I do not care if the deer is a doe , button , spike or the Great War Horse Buck of South Carolina .
In what I think is Rutledge's classic photo of him sitting on a bench with a whitetail rack beside him , a shotgun across his lap , LL BEan Maine Hunting Shoes on and one of his hounds by his side you cannot see enough of the gun to ascertain the manufacturer . http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f3...psc41b1305.jpg Still love that picture ! |
There was actually a relation of Rutledge that posted on here a few times in the past. Seemed like an interesting guy but he only asked a few questions then disappeared.
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You would think somewhere there was something he'd written down about his collection/accumulation .
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The gentleman said there were still some of his guns in the family. Seems like he had some Parker but not one that actually belonged to Rutledge.
DLH |
All Parkers found around my house after my death will be my guns and I will have shot them, most of them at game.
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I believe this is a staged picture. He has a turkey calling box in his hand but is in the open. Not the way to hunt turkeys. The shotgun he is holding looks very much like a Parker to me. Cheers, Tom
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That's good and fine . But it adds not a thing to my original question . And if you wanna be technical about it , "after your death" they will be someone else's ! |
Archibald Rutledge in his book "Home By The River" writes of his boyhood home, Hampton Plantation, on the South Santee River at McClellanville between Charleston & Georgetown, South Carolina. He returned to his childhood home late in life after living most of his adult life in the North. Hampton Plantation is now owned by the South Carolina State Park Service & is open to the public including his home. I believe a Parker shotgun is mentioned in this work.
Best Regards, George |
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