I think at one point or another, during the operating years, Parker shipped a gun to just about every state and territory. Many one owner Parkers are doubtless still out there. Even though Gramps died, and Dad didn't shoot, plenty of grandchildren hang onto, but rarely remember to look at, their family heirloom.
Now in the stewardship of our esteemed editor, I was the 2nd to own a little 16 gauge lifter. It lived, for over 125 years, about 40 miles down the road from Meriden.
I often find myself daydreaming about them as I drive by old houses, out in the boonies. I wonder how many have been standing in a dark corner and I drive right by, a few hundred feet away.
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