You have a pair of some of the finest guns ever made, and the wondrous thing about Parkers is that except for the more cosmetic features of the guns, all grades are made to the same standard -- which is as high as any made in America at the time.
Treat them kindly. No need to shoot super heavy loads, they'll kill birds and bust clays with loads similar to those they were meant to shoot.
What a treasure trove you have with a pair of long and short barreled Parkers. Congratulations.
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"Doubtless the good Lord could have made a better game bird than bobwhite, and better country to hunt him in...but equally doubtless, he never did." -- Guy de la Valdene (from A Handful of Feathers )
"'I promise you,' he said, 'on my word of honor, I won't die on the opening of the bird season.'" -- Robert Ruark (from The Old Man and the Boy)
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