Ray, Hugh Mallett shot a little around the time the gun was made, but only a couple of hundred Interstate birds a year. What is the location of Mr. Hol who had the gun restocked? He was not an Illinois shooter. If the researcher left that information out of the letter, maybe you could give him a call. By the way, if I owned the CHE, I would have my first consecutive numbered pair in fifty years of collecting Parkers. I own a great little 28" GHE, #159,916 that was factory restocked in English Walnut with skeleton butt. It is only the second G Grade with skeleton butt I have seen. Let us know how you like the CHE. I will take it if you don't like it.
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