Watkins & Cottrell Richmond Va Parker

[Ed Blake]

I took in an estate sale in early September that had a 10' wooden Winchester M12 for sale. The seller did not know where it came from, but it was Winchester advertising.

[Jack Montgomery]

My father worked at Southern States, which used to be at 7th and Main, I think, and I can recall going into Harris Flippen with him, and I recall the gun rack(s). In those days, the apple of my eye was a Browning humpback Auto 5 in 16 gauge. I carried papers to save to buy one. I would have been far smarter to look for a Parker at that time.

[William Davis]

I rembember Watkins and Cottrell as a Wholesale house. My Uncle was in the Machine Tool Business and able to buy direct, we would go in for home shop supplies. I would guess someone like Harris Flippen bought guns from W&C for re-sale.

When I knew that big shotgun it was over the warehouse door. Cary St under the Rail Road Bridge I think

Bill