Kenny--Tom Skeuse was definitely one of a kind. I had the good fortune to know him. I sold him some guns back in the late 70's --early 80's. I was invited to his farm a few times to visit and to hunt pheasants. I have fond memories of sitting in his house and looking at many fine guns he had purchased. He had many fine shotguns other then Parker's. He also liked nice rifles and I remember him going on hunts to the Jicaria(sp?)Apache reservation to hunt elk. I ordered a number of guns in the early repro years, including 2 barrel sets with 2 forearms. Illness took Tom far too early and who knows what direction Parker Reproductions would have taken had he lived longer!
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