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That's a very nice case and Parker set! And that is one beefy ball grip - extra nice!
Is the second barrel set Twist, or Plain Twist, or Stub Twist? |
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My Dad built this case in the 1960's. He bought this two barreled VH 16 locally. Being the swamp Yankee he was, the case is a recycled cut-down box that he outfitted with mahogany blocks to hold all in place on his trips to New Brunswick for early woodcock and grouse season, long before the season opened in Connecticut.
I recently had the interior lined and rebuilt to protect the gun. It has 28 inch original Meriden Remington barrels and 26 inch Ilion barrels. Marked 1 and 2. The gun was originally sold by A&F in NYC. Yeah, I know its probably way too fancy for a V grade but if my house was burning down and I could only take one gun with me this would be it. Yup, I would leave the DHE's behind, even the 410. he was damned proud of the gun and so am I. And the case. |
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| The Following 15 Users Say Thank You to George M. Purtill For Your Post: |
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Just an old Parker from 1920
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"Much care is bestowed to make it what the Sportsman needs-a good gun"-Charles Parker |
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| The Following 10 Users Say Thank You to Dave Suponski For Your Post: |
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Nice Dave!! Original A&F case too! How sweet is that.
AAH or A1S ? |
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George, wasn't that gun going to be a feature story in Parker Pages?
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it should be, along with pictures of your father's hunts
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"If there is a heaven it must have thinning aspen gold, and flighting woodcock, and a bird dog" GBE |
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That's a great idea. But it means I will have to beg my siblings for pictures. And answer the same old questions of "how come you got all Dad's guns?.....[Because I was his hunting partner!!]
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Very nice Edgar. You have an eye for detail.
I'm impressed with your chairs too - they are beautiful. Do you have the complete set of just the five we see? |
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