What a Surprise!
Some fifteen or so years ago I bought this 0-frame 16 gauge GH from a friend at my Skeet club. I liked it for obvious reasons but of special interest to me was the engraving which seemed a bit more detailed and finely executed than most other G’s I’ve seen since. It has 26” Damascus barrels with IC/MOD chokes and some pretty nice wood - about the quality of wood we expect to see on a grade-2 of that era (1893).
More than 10 years ago I bought an orphan set of 28” Damascus barrels in 20 gauge. I’ll be sending it all off to Dave Fjelline to fit the 20 gauge barrels to it… they are very close but need some fine fitting and reshaping the forend lug for a nice tight fit.
Just on a whim I sent for a research letter on it a few days ago. I usually don’t order a letter on such a pedestrian Parker but I’m sure glad I did this time!!
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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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