410 Gun Porn

[Bill Murphy]

OK, so we somewhat eliminate H&R from the first double 28 race. Where does Parker fit in if Greener predated Parker in the UK? I think that it is very unlikely that Parker Brothers was first to manufacture a 28 gauge breechloader if the Greener claim is correct. Is it important to identify the first 28 gauge double gun in the US? If it isn't H&R, who is it?

[Autumn Daze]

Parker Brothers me thinks....

[Bill Murphy]

OK, you win. February 6, 1900, first Parker order, probably the first US made double guns. I tried my best to find an 1899 order but couldn't do it. The serial numbers of the first guns are in the Parker Pages article. Austin's serial numbers mentioned in the article are the first numbers in the stock books, which are not the first guns made or ordered. The stock books that include the first 28 gauge guns are "missing".

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

OK, Is it important to identify the first 28 gauge double gun in the US?

I don't think so. It would be fun for one collector's group to be able to stake that claim but it probably doesn't matter otherwise.

[C.O.B.]

We have transgressed fron the 410 to the 28, is that like changeing from a Blonde to a Redhead? Just checking as I try to stay current on all the popular Porn sites

[Bill Murphy]

Dean, you discovered one of my well known errors in posting. I meant to post "It is important to identify the first 28 gauge double gun in the US." I guess it is Parker unless we can find an earlier H&R offering.