JOHN DILLINGER'S PARKER

[George Lander]

I had lunch today with an old friend, and afterwards got to handle the Parker VH 12 gauge that John Dillinger carried on a sling under his coat when he was visiting the local banks. The barrels are 12 inches long and the stock was shortened by half (but later he had the cut off piece reattached). I ordered a PGCA letter today for him. He was given the gun by Melvin Purvis, the G-Man in charge of the detail that killed Dillinger outside of the Biograph Theater in Chicago. The gun will eventually be put on display with other interesting guns from his collection.

Best Regards, George