Runge and possibly Del Grego records

[FewOldGuns]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

John Davis's SAA upgrade is probably not a Gitman gun. I say that because his SAA upgrade is known to be in a private collection. I have never seen a Runge gun with gold line inlays like Paul Wade's gun. However, the spurious marking are very high quality. What a great gun.

I have tried to find out what "SAA" means but can't figure it out - just makes me think of Colts What does that mean?

To my wild a$$ theory who else engraved for Remington? Runge is apparently eliminated from possibilities.

[Bill Murphy]

The SAA is the Parker Brothers catalog designation for the AA grade single trap gun. S for single, AA for the grade. According to the records and my recollection, only one SAA grade was made by the Parker Brothers and Remington. John Davis owns quite a piece of Parker and Runge history. Runge may or may not have engraved the "one" original Parker SAA gun.

[John Davis]

Bill, I believe there were two known SAA’s made. Always a possibility of more. My “SAA” started life in 1919 as an SC. It was upgraded in 1964? by Runge as signed and dated.