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Originally Posted by Stan Hoover
I was looking for an Ithaca letter the other evening and after reading it, I had a light bulb moment I guess you could say.
It is a high grade, field configured 20 gauge ordered by George H Ryman. It is one of probably less than 10, NID Grade 7E 20 gauges. The gun was completed in 1947.
The original buttstock had been shortened unfortunately, perhaps for a lady. It has been restocked quite nicely and the original is still along.
Per the letter Walt Snyder put together on this gun a few years ago, Mr Ryman also ordered a 7E 410 at the same time.
So my question, I’m sure most of the crowd here knows much more about Mr Ryman than I do, did he order any Parker guns, or any other makers guns for that matter.
He sure seemed to have had no problems ordering high grade guns.
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Stan, I don't know if George Ryman ordered the double i purchased from his wife quite a few years ago. It was an LC Smith skeet special 20 bore with Hunter One trigger, 2 sets of barrels, one with splinter and the other with beavertail, vent ribs on both. I wish I had that one today!!!
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