Letter from Parker Bros. to H. G. Lipscomb & Co., Nashville, Tennessee, October 8th, 1912:
“We are in receipt of your order of the 1st for a gun to be shipped to Bennett & Campbell, Franklin, Tenn., and note that you have ordered a 20 gauge, 26 in. barrels, V. H. grade gun, to weigh 5 lbs., and this is lighter than we can possibly make this grade of gun, or in fact any grade of gun. About 5 3/4 lbs. is the lightest weight that we attempt to make any 20 gauge gun, and we could give you a gun now to fill this order, weighing 5 14/16 lbs., with 3 in. drop, if this would answer your purpose, and we would be pleased to ship the same at once.”
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