My duBray-Connected Parker

[Trap3]

Originally Posted by Randy G Roberts

Garry I am pretty sure that photo is from a Sportsmens Review, specifically 01/02/1899. Gaucho was born in 1848 but not knowing when the pic was taken we will never know for sure how old he was then I suppose but I would think around 51 or a little less, certainly no older.

This pic was published in 1906, again not sure when it was taken. Looks like the Ole Boy could have been a rather intimidating Gent should he have chosen to be.

Look as though he sure aged in 7 years...

RD

[Randy Roberts]

Originally Posted by Randy Davis

Look as though he sure aged in 7 years...

RD

7 years elapsed between the 2 pictures appearing in SR. The elapsed time between the 2 pictures being taken is anyone's guess. Hopefully the Ole Boy didn't age that much in 7 years but....

[Bill Murphy]

My studio photo of a grey haired Dubray is on page 274 of Ed's book "Parker Guns, Shooting Flying, and the American Experience. Ed credited Dick Baldwin, who gave me the photo years before Ed thought of writing that book. He credited Dick because I told him that Dick gave it to me. When Ed was writing the book, at his request, I took a car full of Parkers and Parker literature to his son's house across the river from my home. We spent the afternoon taking pictures the result of which was two of my guns and the Dubray photo appearing in the book. Still not my favorite curmudgeon, but at least he was one. When he was taking orders for the book, I asked if there was a surcharge for "No Signature". It went right over his head. He had no idea of the insult of picturing two guns in his book when I spent most of a day posing dozens of them for him. Good old Ed.

[Larry the Gun Guy]

Now! Back to the gun;

That is a prize for sure; Arthur DuBray's 4 frame, 10 gauge, 32" Damascus barreled, Quality D, top action hammer gun with special matting on the top rib, weighing in at a man size 10 pounds 8 ounces, having 3-1/2" of drop at the heel.
What a find! And what a great story. Congratulations on that one.

[Bill Murphy]

Yup, we would like to hear more about the gun. Unfortunately, this thread went dead for three years and resurfaced as a discussion about DuBray. That's not a bad thing, after three years. OK, back to the gun.