Abercrombie & Finch Shipped Guns

[Reggie B]

Is it common to have a Parker that letters as shipped to A & F? And if it is common was it normally a higher grade gun or were all grades sold by A & F?

Thanks in advance for your input.

[edgarspencer]

Quite common. I have had several A&F guns, and Bob Beach does a great letter on each they sold. Such letters almost always include the purchesor's name. My ghe28 was bought by a NY banker who went in with his boss, at lunchtime. His boss, E.F. Hutton, also bought a GHE.

[Reggie B]

Mine isn't in the G&H data, but it letters as shipped to A&F. Thanks for the response.

[Bindlestiff]

Originally Posted by Reggie Bishop

Mine isn't in the G&H data, but it letters as shipped to A&F. Thanks for the response.

Now that seems interesting....

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

Originally Posted by Reggie Bishop

Mine isn't in the G&H data, but it letters as shipped to A&F. Thanks for the response.

I would still ask Bob Beach on that one. The G&H database is not perfect.

[Reggie B]

I will contact him. Gun was ordered on 1/14/16 and shipped 6/1/16. Five months to deliver the product. Very interesting.

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Reggie Bishop

Mine isn't in the G&H data, but it letters as shipped to A&F. Thanks for the response.

Reggie, go through the list of SNs right to the end. There are a lot of numbers which don’t show up in sequence, but are appended at the end of the list. As far as I recall hearing it explained, even unsold guns which were returned, still show up in the numerical list because they were recorded when received.

[Bill Murphy]

There are two lists, one new and one used.

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

Edgar is correct as usual. And so is Mr. Murphy.
However I do recall there is a paucity of records prior to 1926.

[Bill Murphy]

Don't just do the search for your particular number. That is not a perfect system. Bring up the "all numbers" list and try to find your number in the list. What is your number, by the way?