R.G. Owen was definitely a legend in rifle building. Destry, the fellow in the picture (unidentified) is Terry Boose, a magnet for great Parkers in his home turf. He lived a few miles up the same road I live on, near Westminster, Maryland. Terry attended our Ohio Gun Collectors meeting as well as many Southern Side by Side shoots. He was a great guy who lost his life to cancer at a very young age. He was a real source of Maryland and Pennsylvania Parker collecting history. I miss Roger and his Buick station wagon.
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