I respectfully disagree with you Craig. Many serious Parker collectors place a great deal of value on guns with a documented connection with such people as Gen. George S. Patton, and other people of fame. Movie stars from the thirties, famous trap shooters or live bird shooters. I rather think that collectors of militaria or personal items documented as having belonged to a high ranking officer place more value on the name of the military person than on the brand name of the item he owned. This is especially true of something like a small bore Parker CHE which, by itself, commands a pretty high value.
The value placed by a collector of military items of General Patton's CHE's is riding on the coattails of the value we Parker collectors place on the small bore CHE with documented provenance to General Patton.
JMHO, Dean
P.S. Next time I see Joanne Patton I'll ask if she knows the whereabouts of Gen. Patton's Parkers.
She is a lovely gracious lady.
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