Parker Gun Collectors Association Forums  

Go Back   Parker Gun Collectors Association Forums Parker Forums General Parker Discussions

Notices

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
I thought I would say hello from Jim Thynne
Unread 03-08-2026, 05:44 PM   #1
Member
Jim Thynne
PGCA Lifetime
Member

Member Info
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 293
Thanks: 1,295
Thanked 518 Times in 143 Posts

Default I thought I would say hello from Jim Thynne

Still kicking at 84 and still involved in the shotgun world. I thought that someone out there would remember me!! Howdy from Mohave Valley Arizona. Great trap and skeet fields up the road! My phone # is 714-501 4510... Jim
Jim Thynne is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 03-08-2026, 06:44 PM   #2
Member
Buddy Marson
PGCA Lifetime
Member

Member Info
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 333
Thanks: 1,729
Thanked 307 Times in 131 Posts

Default

Jim,
I bought my first Parker from you. It was a DHE 32" miller trigger, beavertail. I won a number of events with that gun. Thanks for the memories!
Buddy
Buddy Marson is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Buddy Marson For Your Post:
Unread 03-08-2026, 07:07 PM   #3
Member
Double Lab
PGCA Lifetime
Member
 
Daryl Corona's Avatar

Member Info
 
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 5,333
Thanks: 19,739
Thanked 8,646 Times in 3,245 Posts

Default

Wasn't my first Parker but it was a DHE 20 with 32" barrels purchased when you and Jerry were at the Sandanona Vintage cup many moons ago. At 76 I'm not far behind. Good to here from you.
__________________
Wag more- Bark less.
Daryl Corona is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Daryl Corona For Your Post:
Unread 03-08-2026, 08:29 PM   #4
Member
Researcher
PGCA Lifetime
Member
 
Dave Noreen's Avatar

Member Info
 
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 4,074
Thanks: 2,005
Thanked 9,524 Times in 2,754 Posts

Default

Good to hear from you, Jim!! I just turned 80 last month. I know for sure I got a 16-gauge SP-Grade A.H. Fox and a 28-gauge Superposed from you and Jerry at Las Vegas shows. Have always wished you had been more emphatic about the rarity of the Ithaca Lefever A-Grade .410-bore you had there one year!!
Dave Noreen is online now   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Dave Noreen For Your Post:
Unread 03-09-2026, 10:14 PM   #5
Member
Jim Thynne
PGCA Lifetime
Member

Member Info
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 293
Thanks: 1,295
Thanked 518 Times in 143 Posts

Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Noreen View Post
Good to hear from you, Jim!! I just turned 80 last month. I know for sure I got a 16-gauge SP-Grade A.H. Fox and a 28-gauge Superposed from you and Jerry at Las Vegas shows. Have always wished you had been more emphatic about the rarity of the Ithaca Lefever A-Grade .410-bore you had there one year!!
Dave is that the SPR 16? if it is it is one of one I got the gun from the Meyer Ponteprino collection. It was one of the rarest Fox guns ever made
Jim Thynne is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 03-14-2026, 05:38 PM   #6
Member
Jim Thynne
PGCA Lifetime
Member

Member Info
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 293
Thanks: 1,295
Thanked 518 Times in 143 Posts

Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Noreen View Post
Good to hear from you, Jim!! I just turned 80 last month. I know for sure I got a 16-gauge SP-Grade A.H. Fox and a 28-gauge Superposed from you and Jerry at Las Vegas shows. Have always wished you had been more emphatic about the rarity of the Ithaca Lefever A-Grade .410-bore you had there one year!!
Dave is that the SPR16? I got that gun from a very famous collection, if that is the gun. I believe it is the only 16 SPR ever made!
Jim Thynne is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 03-08-2026, 10:10 PM   #7
Member
Dean Romig
PGCA Invincible
Life Member
 
Dean Romig's Avatar

Member Info
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 33,706
Thanks: 40,540
Thanked 37,367 Times in 13,612 Posts

Default

Hi Jim - I well remember you and Jerry Kitto’s Ivory Beads.
So glad to know you’re still on the green side of the grass my Friend!





.
__________________
"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."

George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
Dean Romig is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Dean Romig For Your Post:
Unread 03-09-2026, 08:56 AM   #8
Member
Bill Murphy
PGCA Lifetime
Member Since
Second Grade

Member Info
 
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 17,170
Thanks: 7,160
Thanked 10,702 Times in 5,607 Posts

Default

Ivory Beads will be recognized as a really big part of collecting history. Too bad you didn't have a presence on the East Coast. Congratulations from another "80" guy.
Bill Murphy is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Bill Murphy For Your Post:
Unread 03-09-2026, 10:20 PM   #9
Member
Jim Thynne
PGCA Lifetime
Member

Member Info
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 293
Thanks: 1,295
Thanked 518 Times in 143 Posts

Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill Murphy View Post
Ivory Beads will be recognized as a really big part of collecting history. Too bad you didn't have a presence on the East Coast. Congratulations from another "80" guy.
Thanks Bill!
Jim Thynne is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Jim Thynne For Your Post:
Unread 03-09-2026, 09:01 AM   #10
Member
GH-16
PGCA Member

Member Info
 
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 1,167
Thanks: 6,481
Thanked 1,678 Times in 575 Posts

Default

Howdy Jim,

Great to hear from an old friend. I'll always cherish the days we spent together on our many Argentina dove adventures together. Some of the old gang is heading down Argentine way next month but unfortunately you & I will only be with them in spirt for this one.

I hope you are happy and doing well in Arizona. Keep smiling my friend.
Paul Ehlers is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:45 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2026, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright © 1998 - 2026, Parkerguns.org
Copyright © 2004 Design par Megatekno
- 2008 style update 3.7 avec l'autorisation de son auteur par Stradfred.