An Interesting Serpant Engraving....

[Twice Shooter]

My 5 (B) grade 10 gauge has the initials HG on the edge of the engraving on the left side plate. At least G is the best I can make of it. There is no question about the H. This gun was ordered in February 1881 and delivered in April. I was told by a very knowledgeable Parker collector the engraving was done by Harry G. The dates don't fit. Any idea who it could have been if not Harry. The book says he became the engraving supervisor in 1887. When did King over seas? Did Harry work there for some period of time before becoming the chief engraver? With a Parker there always seems to be questions that can't always be ansewered. Tom

[Bill Murphy]

Has anyone found a Gough signature under the trigger guard on a gun lower than A Grade?

[Bill Murphy]

I just took an 1893 World's Fair BH 10 apart to look for signatures. (That's what I do every Thursday that it rains.) I couldn't find a signature under the trigger guard, or anywhere else, but the animals sure look like the ones pictured here. I never cared much for the elk or stags until I looked at them under a high power glass through the case color. Wow. The dogs are those sinister looking ones but with black faces, which makes them look even more "possessed" as Dean describes them. OK, what is the serial number of the serpent gun?

[John D.]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

I just took an 1893 World's Fair BH 10 apart to look for signatures. (That's what I do every Thursday that it rains.)...

Bill, I want to be at your house on all the rainy Thursdays, then..??!!

OK - the owner e-mailed me the serial number (I thought I posted it already, but it doesn't matter, because if I did - it would have been incorrect..!!! as he transposed two digits

Anyway - # is 56254 making it an 1889 AH...

Best to you folks!

JD

[PML]

Anyway - # is 56254 making it an 1889 AH...

John,
The serial # book list 56254 as CH Grade. Maybe we could get pic of the serial? Maybe the book is wrong.

Patrick