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Originally Posted by Drew Hause
Randy: does the letter document the original purchaser? If so I could check the Sporting Life archives and see if he was a "Top Gun". Also let me know the DOM so I know where to look.
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Much appreciated Drew. The following as copied from the letter:
Parker shotgun, serial number 170918, was ordered by Mr. G.B. Cragg of Dallas, TX on April
12, 1915 and shipped on June 11, 1915. According to Parker Bros. Order Book No. 92, it was a DH
hammerless, 12-gauge. It featured Titanic steel barrels with a length of 34 inches. The stock
configuration was a pistol grip. The requested specifications were Length of Pull 14 ½”, Drop at Comb
1 3/8”, Drop at Heel 2”, Weight 7 ¾ to 8 pounds. Special instructions were Silvers rubber butt, medium
thick comb, 2” of pitch, no safety, trigger pull 3 pounds, 2 Lyman sights, and full choke. The gun was
consigned.
The price was $75.00 plus $10.00 for extra long barrels, $18,75 for ejectors, $5.00 for Silvers
pad, and $1.00 for Lyman sights