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Bill Holcombe

07-15-2021 06:05 PM

Teddy Roosevelt's Fox

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Not a parker, but saw this today at the Panhandle Plains museum in Canyon, TX and thought yall would like it.

John Campbell

07-15-2021 06:28 PM

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TR liked good guns. I owned his Francotte 12 for a while. Presented to him by Kaiser Wilhelm II.

Garth Gustafson

07-15-2021 07:11 PM

The Kaiser presented TR with a Belgian gun? I’m sure there’s a story behind that one.

Chris Travinski

07-15-2021 10:48 PM

I see his jammies are still with the gun.

Chris Robenalt

07-19-2021 11:17 PM

Kensal, I read the story of TR's Francotte maybe in last year's DGJ. By chance were you the one selling or the one who purchased it and wrote the article? I too have the same Francotte, great shooter it is!

Chris, AZ

John Campbell

07-20-2021 01:35 PM

Chris:
I'm the bloke who owned, then sold it. At least through a Morphy auction about 6 years ago. Glad you're its caretaker!

Chris Robenalt

07-20-2021 04:41 PM

Kensal, I'm not it's caretaker, I only have one like TRs. I'll send if I can find the article in the DGJ, then I'll know who the owner is.

Chris, AZ

John Campbell

07-20-2021 05:03 PM

Chris:
Sorry for my misunderstanding. I wrote the story about TR's Francotte during the time I owned it. The story is in the Summer 2012 issue of DGJ. Last I heard, the gun is in a PA collector's safe.

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