LL Bean's Parker

[Steve Hodges]

You are right about the flannel lined jeans. Wore out several pairs of them !

[LtCol Henderson Marriott]

My father and grandfather ordered and wore the LL Bean Maine Hunting Shoe since the 1920s. The Maine Hunting Shoe goes back to 1912.
I currently own 3 pairs in 16 inch, 14 in, and a rare set of 6 inch MHS boots.

And now an interesting true story that tends to foster old fashioned customer loyalty
to a sporting goods timeless store like LL Bean. My father died in 2000, and about almost a year later my mother called and asked about a 25-yr collection of my Dad's
LL Bean leather moccasins. There must have been 8 pairs in a large box. Some were badly worn, or worn out. I asked her to hold them. A few months later I had a "Down East " idea that must have come from Mr. L.L. himself. Boxed all of them together and shipped them back to Freeport, Attn; Customer Service. Received a phone call from a lady there at LL Bean, and I asked her if I could partial trade the "used footwear".
I ended up with a set of 16-inch Maine Hunting Shoes.
Then a gal friend had a daughter's Maine Hunters that the daughter never wore-so the mom directly exchanged for a set that fit her. Granted this is almost an abuse of merchant-customer good will, but I have never forgotten the response from that LL Bean employee:
"Mr. Marriott, I see that your family have been our steady customers for many years and it looks like a couple of generations. We value your satisfaction as a returning family customer. And we will make every effort to keep your family happy with our service and
our boots."

So-yes I am an LL Bean loyalist and have always found the Maine Hunting Shoe to
stand hunting conditions from Alaska to Wyoming, hunting elk and moose to bear.
They are as tough as a Rolex watch.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Reggie Bishop

There is a Parker CHE 16 gauge in upcoming auction that was supposedly once owned by L.L. Bean. Probably the one discussed here.

Yes in fact, ol' LL did indeed own a 16 gauge Parker... a CH as I recall that I believe sold at a James D. Julia auction years ago.





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[BRDHNTR]

I have 3 pairs of Bean's boots but find they do not give me the kind of ankle support that I need at this stage in my life. I tend to wear my Muck boots which tend to give me more support.

[LtCol Henderson Marriott]

Boots are like shotguns, rifles, and wives...
one tends to keep that which is the most functionally comfortable and gives the least amount of trouble over time.

[Sara LeFever]

Pete Lester and I were in Freeport, ME today, and paid a visit to L.L. Bean. Here are some photos of the two guns as they are displayed in the Hunting and Fishing department.

Side note - we asked multiple staff members in the gun department, where these guns were located (before I referred back to this thread for the answer), and none of them had a clue.

Sara

[Sara LeFever]

Part 2

[Andy]

Thanks for posting that Sara!

[J.B. Books]

Originally Posted by Sara LeFever

Pete Lester and I were in Freeport, ME today, and paid a visit to L.L. Bean. Here are some photos of the two guns as they are displayed in the Hunting and Fishing department.

Side note - we asked multiple staff members in the gun department, where these guns were located (before I referred back to this thread for the answer), and none of them had a clue.

Sara

Note this gun does not have a sinestral stock.

[Dean Romig]

Sorry, that Parker with the sinestral stock must have been the one that sold in a JD Julia auction about 8-10 years ago that I was remembering Pete.





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