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Unread 02-01-2020, 05:00 PM   #4
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Yes Gary I have heard of them and have examined a Grade 6 Pigeon gun with this feature but I have always believed this one was done by J. A. Prechtel of Cleveland, OH who had trained with LeFever but later set up his own shop. He was a highly skilled gunmaker as you can see by his SBT that appeared at a shoot in Cleveland in 1897.... but maybe the work was done by Parker Bros. - There is no record either way.

I took a trip to Texas to examine the gun back around 2011 or so.

I have written an entire article on this Parker and the millionaire shipping magnate who ordered it along with many, many pictures. I had intended to publish it in Double Gun Journal but unfortunately the pictures taken by a professional and supplied by the owner of the gun were not able to be published by Daniel so I will submit it to Parker Pages someday.

It is an amazing Parker with some amazing provenance, as you will see.


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