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a 1904 VH 16 28" - still the first one out of the safe when Grouse season rolls around.
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VHE 20, 26" skeet configured straight grip w/single trigger SK/in, SK/out purchased in 1971. Still have it and still shoot it on a regular basis. Good thread Charlie.
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1881 O grade, loose, pitted barreled 2 frame Lifter. Now on face. Still like the ol gun shoot it good.
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Father, will I be able to be brave when I am afraid? Child, that is the only time one can be brave. |
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Charlie ,Great Thread ,16 Ga. Trojan early gun with the rib extension ! Extra Full and Extra Full ,I couldn't hit anything with it till I found Spreaders ! Russ
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When I was a kid, my Father shot a pair of AE-Grade Remington Model 1894s for upland game and had a 12-gauge, 30-inch full choke, Remington "The Sportsman" for dem web footed fowls. In 1959 he succumbed to the short barrel rantings of Jack O'Connor and had "The Sportsman" whacked to 26-inch with a Poly-Choke. Before the start of the 1960 season "The Sportsman" was gone and he had a 12-gauge, 30-inch, 2-frame, VH-Grade, Parker Bros. that had been shipped to Seattle Hardware Co. in July 1902.
While I shot my Father's a lot, I didn't buy a Parker Bros. myself until May 1996, an NH-Grade 3-frame 10-gauge. ![]()
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Mine was a SC Single Barrel Trap gun. The top gun in the photo. It was not long after that I added a second. It too was a SBT, a SB grade.
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My first Parker is a DHE 12 ga 1 1/2 frame, 28" Titanic steel. It is a true family gun. My great grandfather ordered it in 1910. It was shipped to Buxton, Iowa where he served as secretary and General Counsel for a coal company. The town no longer exists except as a historical marker. It has his initials and home town Albia, Ia. engraved. I don't know if that was done in Meridan or not. It is still a great gun- one I use daily in Iowa's rooster season. Last edited by Jeff Christie; 05-05-2013 at 06:25 PM.. Reason: Add on my first parker. |
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Charlie instead of hunting that last turkey you should have been home coming up with ideas for an interesting thread. This is a great thread. My first Parker is the GH 12 gauge that I recently posted in photos. I love the gun. When I take it out whether to shoot clay targets at my home or hunting I sometimes just sit and admire the workmanship on the gun.
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