Pete and Bill,I think both you guy's are spot on. I have talked with many old time collectors that were buying these guns back in the 50's and 60's for a relative song as the interest in them was relatively small. As Bill stated "buyers of high grade special order Parker's knew what they wanted" I would expand on that a little. I think the shotgun shooter's in general from back in the day were very well versed on how they expected their guns to perform.
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"Much care is bestowed to make it what the Sportsman needs-a good gun"-Charles Parker
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