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Unread 10-27-2012, 07:55 PM   #1
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.... not listed in TPS! I just received a copy of the book, "Peters & King". It is about the Peters Cartridge Co. and the King Powder Co. In it is a reference to a Parker 16 gauge owned by Annie's grandniece, with the serial number 30203. The barrels bear serial (order?) number 17486. Annie gave it to her brother John, who passed it down in his family.
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I just happened to get a few old Double Gun Journals and there is an article in the Spring 2003 issue regarding this gun.
I bought the DGJ just to read - if anyone has some they want to sell reasonably, please let me know. I will likely pass them on after reading.
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We were able to examine the little 16 at a PGCA annual meeting a few years ago in Wilmington, Ohio.
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This story is so old even I have forgotten it! And I am OLD!
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Sorry. I just received the book and offered the info as a catalyst for fresh discussion. I actually searched the forum to see if the serial number was mentioned in a previous post or thread.
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It's a very interesting Annie gun, but it will be awhile before it reaches the market. This will be the highest priced Annie Oakley gun yet. One Annie Oakley gun that sold for more than $140,000 was not even built for Annie and she may have never seen or touched it. I will be avoiding that one on the resale market. What would be the price for a gun that she shot for many years, including the early years, and that she is pictured with? A serious collector would be a bit interested in that. There are Annie guns and there are Frank Butler guns, and there are guns that may be neither. Now that we know Annie's not only unusual, but unique stock dimensions, we can separate the wheat from the chaff and serious collectors will pay the price for the real ones.
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Mark, thanks for the renewed discussion. Recent sales of Annie Oakley Parker guns have not been discussed here much.
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I helped do the photography for the Double Gun Journal article actually. The gun isn't far from me here in Michigan. Taking a guess, I'd say when Bess Edwards passes, the gun will come to the market.


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And to the market it did go, Destry.
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