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Unread 05-14-2012, 05:08 PM   #1
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Default DH Parker Letter

First off thanks to Mr Bishop for your Quick responce to my letter request. I was surprised to see that it came from the factory with a case. I don't imagine that the case was marked for the gun or was it? I wonder where it is now. Thanks Thomas
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Unread 05-14-2012, 05:21 PM   #2
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That is a pretty gun Tom. The Raymond family was well known in the area. I believe they owned several car dealerships. Imagine getting a 25% discount for cash today!
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Wonderful gun Mr. Geezer! Thank you for being the first to post a copy of our new researcher Mr. Bishop's PGCA letter.
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Boy that is one beautiful looking DH, I am searching for a similar example. Thanks for posting the letter and pictures. Craig
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That's a great looking DH Thomas

And Chuck, a very nice job on the letter.
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Edgar: I don't suppose we could get a 25% discount at the car dealership today. Edgar do know if a person could trace a gun case to a certain ser. no. Parker or were they just made and no way of associating the two. Thanks Thomas
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Unread 05-15-2012, 01:46 PM   #7
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Thomas, lovely, just lovely. After all the beat up, chopped, abused, used and misused, unloved and folk arted, now we see a fine Parker to be proud of. And damascus to boot.

I like them the standard way Parker made them and Parker did it right. This gun is right.

Congratulations.

PS, I have a little D 20 with a stock that looks like it could have been taken from the same tree.
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Bruce: very nice,I wish mine was a 20 Ga. Thomas
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Unread 05-15-2012, 04:11 PM   #9
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Thomas,

I made a mistake on your letter. Larry Frey sent me a PM asking if the town was Plainville Ct not Plainsville Ct as I had it in your letter. I went and checked the order book and I guess it's Plainville since Larry never heard of Plainsville. Anyway, I got to looking at the name of the guy ordering the gun and I got to thinking it may not be Raymond.

Each order book has an index at the front where each entity ordering a gun is listed alphabetically. I didn't find the name under the R's. You have to understand the stylistic handwriting used in those days and the fact that they used a broad tipped fountain pen. I looked under the S's and there it was. Also, I found three different style of capitol S's so there were 3 different people entering data. I'm pretty sure the correct name is E.L. Seymour of Plainville, Ct.

I'm sending you a corrected letter. Everything else is accurate,


I'm apologizing right now for my current and future screw up's, I'm sure there will be more in the future.

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It's nice to know that you are following up on this. We all appreciate it. Dave
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