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Page 140 under The Single Trigger also has a few more details about 79051
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OK, found it. I was looking for a full view of the gun.
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Frank, I would keep bidding. It's a pretty interesting gun.
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A thought has come to my fevered mind! J.P. Dean was in the Twin Cities and probably the most notable gunsmith there in the 1890s to WW-I time frame was Frank Novotny --
Frank Novotny 01.jpg Frank Novotny 03.jpg Frank might be a good candidate for 79051's ejectors and single trigger. I have a vague memory of some mention in Parker Pages about Parker Bros. guns being shipped to Novotny for custom work. Anyone recall the issue or am I dreaming. Our Home Page shows there is surviving material for a letter on 79051. |
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A person that worked in my dad's US Government agency wrote me a letter when I became interested in Parker guns at a tender age. He mentioned that he owned an A1 Special Parker and if I remember correctly, may have sent a picture. He also mentioned Frank Novotny and proclaimed him to be a very skilled gunsmith. In going through the Parker records, I found evidence that Novotny had ordered Parker parts making me suspect that he was building Parkers, or maybe upgrading them. My dad's friend lived near Novotny and probably knew him. I suspect that my dad's friend did not really have a Parker A1 Special, but an upgrade built by Novotny. I have never been able to locate the correspondence from that person. However, I think I have the Novotny information that I copied from the Parker records when I was in the Remington Archives at Ilion.
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I found my post about Novotny. It may be one of the posts that Dave Noreen mentions earlier. Search "novotny", go on the thread titled "One owner Parker". The post I am mentioning is dated 9-19-2011. It is a rehash of my experience with my dad's friend and Novotny, and the A1 Special.
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The gun ended up selling for $4100 plus buyers premium of $615 for a total of $4715 and no I did not take part in the final part of the auction. I came across a 1928 NID4E 16ga 2bbl set through a private sale which captured more of my attention. Ended up making a deal and I pick it up this week.
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