My Dad had a 28" Trojan which he bought as a kid in NJ. I would just stare at that gun and thought it was the coolest gun he had. He eventually let me use it when I found a property on MD's eastern shore that was loaded with quail and I just had to shoot those birds with a SxS. It was M/F but what did I know. Killed a bunch of quail with that gun and that started my passion with Parker's. In 1973 or 74 a gentleman named Howard Donahue had a small gun shop in Towson, MD. and I had just bought my first MEC reloader from him. I noticed on the gun rack a Parker, GHE, with 2 sets of barrels. Of course I asked him if it was for sale but he said no, it was his favorite hunting gun. A few days later he called me and told me he had just got a Parker in on consignment and that it was very nice and that I should come over to look at it. Well I rushed over and he pulls from the back of the store a mint Red Head LOM case and inside was an equally mint Remington Parker, 30" straight grip, checkered butt, BTFE. I bought it for the princely sum of $650. Still have that gun and my Dad's Trojan. But the best part of this story is the friendship that developed between Howard and I. He became my mentor in many things; shooting, hunting, women and good bourbon. He flew B-17's in the 8th AF over Germany and eventually authored a book on the Kennedy assassination. With out a doubt he was one of the most fascinating men I ever met. Thanks Howard.
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