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Unread 11-20-2025, 10:17 AM   #41
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Here is the signing by Runge on a 20 GA A1S upgrade.
It reads as best I can tell:
ENGRAVED REPRODUCTION R RUNGE ILION NY 72
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If I am remembering this correctly, a while back, a member was in contact with a Runge family member regarding having a look at his records. Did anyone get access to them?

Much like the random manner DelGrego marked some guns. and not others, with the stamp I previously posted, Runge signed his upgrade differently, from gun to gun. Some with a date (year) others without. I suppose, without the random nature these craftsmen executed their work, our curiosity wouldn't be peaked so often. Perhaps this randomness adds a facet to our quest for answers. In a perfect world, there would be a unique answer for every question, but life would become less interesting.
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People who visited the DelGregos were shown the Parker Brothers books they had in their possession if they asked to see them but I have never heard of anyone being granted permission to peruse the books for specific information.
However, I had never been there and don’t have first hand experience. Others have seen them and should respond with their experiences.





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Since the topic of this thread refers to Runge, and Runge/DelGrego upgrades, The Parker records have little to do with the topic. My comment was in reference to an old thread about a RUNGE family member, in possession of her father's records.
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The Runge records, the Del Grego records, the Parker records, are three different things, completely unrelated.
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Edgar, I remember the thread and my vague recollection is nothing came of it.
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Edgar, I remember the thread and my vague recollection is nothing came of it.
Found it:
https://parkerguns.org/forums/showth...Runge+daughter
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