Need Help -- Trying to locate information on a Parker Shotgun owned by Fred A. Weade
I'm searching for the proverbial needle in a haystack.
I hope to find some information about a Parker shotgun owned by Fred A. Weade. Fred is the now famous duck shot mentioned in Gordon MacQuarrie's Ducks, You Bat You, one of his most well known stories. From scanning other MacQuarrie works I've discovered that Fred's 32 inch double was a Parker. Fred lived in SW Minnesota as a youth and shot ducks for their feathers in the early 20th century before moving to Wisconsin. Fred's father was named Calvin, and so the gun could possible have been order by him. The potential timeframe for an order would be 1900-1920 (or perhaps earlier if ordered by his father).
Does anyone have any information regarding this gun? If so, please contact me. The good Mr. Bishop is currently examining the records, but if someone knows the gun's history and whereabouts, I sure like to know.
Thanks in advance for any help someone might offer.
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