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There are quite a number of 'WELLS FARGO' or 'W.F.Co.' guns out there and experts have stated that probably about 95% of them are marked as such in order to deceive a buyer.
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06-14-2011, 11:29 PM
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A research letter should show the original consignee IMHO. I have a Colt caliber .38 Long Colt Army revolver stamped "W.F. & Co." on the butt. It came with it's original article by O.C. Young on "Well Fargo Colts" showing that it was one of a lot of six shipped in 1906 to the Wells Fargo Co.
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06-15-2011, 12:23 PM
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For awhile there, any sawed off, decent brand hammer gun was getting stamped Wells Fargo. In all my travels I've seen one that was the real deal, it had the bill of sale with it when WF cleared them out.
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06-15-2011, 01:48 PM
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If researchers had access to the PGCA order book copies, we would have a pretty complete list of Parker shotguns actually sold to Wells Fargo. No fuss, no muss, or not.
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06-15-2011, 07:39 PM
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The gun in question has been in the same family for 75+ years. I will assume the Wells Fargo stampings are legit. They are only looking to authenticate the gun not sell it.
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06-15-2011, 09:00 PM
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Well then, that's a simple procedure of ordering a PGCA letter, again, no fuss, no muss.
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06-16-2011, 03:40 AM
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If the letter doesn't say it then the stamps mean nothing. I saw half a dozen at the last gun show I went to, all were sawed off American hammer guns, all said Wells Fargo.
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06-16-2011, 07:04 AM
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I wouldn't think there would of been as much conterfiting 75 years ago. 75 years ago old guns were just old guns for the most part. ch
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) looked at a Parker Lifter serial number 12656 with Wells Fargo stampings. The gun is a 10ga w/20 inch bbls. I would assume that Parker as well as other companies provided guns to various companies. This gun isn't in the serialization book and the owner is curious as to it's authenticity. Would a research letter shed any additional information if it's not in the book?
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