I have two such letters from managers at Remington addressed to Parker customers. We can't be sure if they just believed the hype that had been foisted on the shooting public since about the turn of the century - or if they really knew the truth but perpetuated the lie for the sake of profit...?
From what I understand, Babe DelGrego had first-hand knowledge of hundreds of Damascus and other composite barrels that, at the time of the cessation of Parker production or soon thereafter, being hauled out the back door along with lots of other 'obsolete' parts and machinery and buried there just behind the building. This was told to me by Lawrence recently.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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