68088 Got my letter
First, thank you Chuck for getting my letter out so quickly. My response to the information was interesting, but also somewhat disappointing. The gun was ordered by the E.K. Tryon Company, Philadelphia, in 1892. I would assume that the gun was for someone well placed in the company, or for Mr. Tryon himself. They were purveyors of low to medium priced firearms, hardware and firearms manufacturing tools and equipment. They had a display at the Centennial Exposition, in 1876. The disappointing part, is that it left the factory with 30" barrels, so someone shortened them by one inch. My guess would be that Tyron had the ability to perform the modification, but maybe it was sent back to Parker. No records exist to support this. The chokes still measure modified and full. I still love it and am very happy with its performance.
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