My first Parker was a vh 16 that was my grandfather's and then passed to my father. I grew up with this 16 vh as well as a German double 16 Schmidt & Habermann. The 16 Parker though has a unique history. At the height of the depression, my grandfather bought a farm in Hooksett or Bow New Hampshire. While shooting field hand trap on the farm with his four sons, the gun's recoil caused his thumb to strike his nose. He went home with a headache and died the following day of a cerebral hemorrhage. Instead of getting a nose bleed, he bleed inward. I had DelGrego restore this vh and it remains a cherished Parker to this day.
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