no safety

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Larry Frey

Calvin,
That was a neat little gun but it currently resides in someone else's safe.

[Bill Murphy]

John R. and Dale Z., have you gotten PGCA letters on your guns to try to solve the mysteries. John, are the two front sights side by side? I have a D Grade with two rear sights side by side.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

I have a D Grade with two rear sights side by side.

Bill, what does your letter say about those rear sights... who sights a shotgun besides someone who plans to take deer with it?

[Bill Murphy]

Nothing on the order about the rear sights on my DH. I saw a Greener with two rear sights side by side at the Baltimore Show this month. It must have been a fad at one time.

[John Rutledge]

Bill, the two front beads are 1/4" and 7/16" from the bore. The letter from Parker said it left the factory with both 32" barrles choked full and full(280#8 pellets in a 30" circle at 40 yards) and 2 5/8" chambers. The order speciified no saftey and while it originally had double triggers it was converted with what looks like a Miller SST.

JR

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Larry,
Oh I likes em all. Yes a close up of that ol shell box. Any idea when it was made?

[Dale Zywina]

Bill I letered my gun #156359 shipped June 18,1911 and recieved by J.H Ashdown Hardware Co. Winnipeg Manatoba Canada July 20,1911 as a DHE 12ga 2-3/4" chambers, Titanic steel barrels 30" full/full choked, order specified no saftey, Straight grip stock 1-3/4"pitch,cast off 1/4" at heel and 3/8" at toe, medium thick comb, 4 pound of trigger pull. Says targeted with 3-1/4 Dupont powder, 1-1/8 ounce of #4 shot, length of pull 14-1/2",drop at comb 1-1/2",drop at heel 2-1/8", weight 7 LBS 12 ounces, Price $100 plus $25 for ejectors. Funny about this gun it did not come with a skeleton Parker butplate, but has a horn curved type with Parker screws , unknow when this was done, but it had been in one family for a long time? The gun is in I say 70%cond. the fella I bought it from used this as his everyday grouse gun, great for poping heads of them here in the thick bush we hunt them in!
What do you guys think this gun was ordered for? I think it was for Canada geese/duck gun due to its weight, but thats just my theory? Let me know what you guys think? Dale Z in Canada!

[Dean Romig]

I'm inclined to believe it was ordered without a safety primarily for use on the Manitoba prarie for sage grouse or prarie chickens or whatever was indigenous to the area. Travel by wagon across the wide expanses stopping at likely areas and putting the dogs down and walk up by them when they come to point. Who would need a safety?




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[Bill Murphy]

The "prairie gun" is as good a guess as any. With the thick comb, it could have been a trap gun, who knows. Still a scarce configuration and a great gun.

[Drew Hause]

A.B. Frost 1895