OK, non Parkers. For young Mills, I have scored a short barrel Winchester High Wall in .219 Donaldson Wasp, built by John Oberlies of Dayton, Ohio probably in the late thirties or early forties, a great varmint killer by the best custom rifle maker of the era. It is an addition to my long time 14 gun Oberlies collection. Another is a near mint, 1880s Lindner Daly hammer gun, a two barrel set, ten gauge, near Diamond Quality, marked by Thomas Golcher of Philadelphia with 28" and 32" wonderful Damascus barrels. My favorite Parker this year is a unique 30" 20 gauge Trojan, lettered by PGCA in that configuration. Another is a great little Inland Steel (General Motors) M1 Carbine, given to me by a very good friend who also owns General George C. Patton's DHE 20 gauge Parker bird gun, among other Patton memorabilia including THE 1913 Patton saber.
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