Al Houde, back to the Purdey. In my file of Parker records there is an order copy for a request by William Wagner to reblack the barrels on an unnumbered Purdey. It is the only example I have seen in tens of thousands of Parker records of them working on a gun that is not a Parker. Since Sousa ordered several Parkers through the William Wagner establishment and was a bit of a VIP at Parker Brothers, I suspect that the Purdey sent to Parker Brothers for barrel blacking was Sousa's gun. Too bad no serial numbers.
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