Gary, I have #172,662, the "last hammer gun" except for four ten gauge parts cleanup guns, and three more parts cleanup guns that were sent to Yokohama, Japan in tin lined boxes. These last guns are a mix of Damascus, Bernard, and Twist barrels and sold for $30 each. My G 16 is a nice little 27" 16 gauge that is a long time project getting barrels fitted. If not the last hammer gun out of Parker Brothers, it is the last graded gun and the last smallbore. I have seen the order for the last three guns in the 179,000 range, but I have not seen the order for the four ten gauges, only the Serialization Book entry in the 174,000 range, 174,055-6-7-8. Maybe our researcher could shed some light on those orders.
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