A-1 Special article in Western Field 1912

[Researcher]

I seem to remember the Hedderly 28-gauge DHE-Grade being present when an early PGCA get together was held at the Great Southern Weapons Fair at the Fair Grounds in Richmond, Virginia. One of the Hedderly A1-Specials in well worn condition was pictured on the cover of the September 1966 Guns & Ammo magazine and is also shown in colored pictures on page 23 and black & white pictures on page 26 of the late Larry L. Baer's book The Parker Gun - An Immortal American Classic. The story goes that Pachmayr sent both guns to have the engraving picked up by their engravers in Germany and the 20-gauge disappeared in transit.

He got these four Parker shotguns in exchange for Parker Bros. ads in Western Field.