1895 12 GAUGE PARKER..DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT?

[RON SCORES]

You might just see it as well as other interesting things at Julia. My 2 girls will have no interest in my collection I have no sons to pass them on to.

[Bruce Day]

I invite you to join the PGCA. There are some good people here who know a lot more than me. I've been at this for a lot of years now and am still a beginner.

[Twice Shooter]

Ron, You can adopt me. I'm available. Cheers, Tom

[RON SCORES]

[Bill Murphy]

The wear on the engraving at the side of the breech ball would indicate that the engraving may have been done way before the Remington-Parker era, maybe back in the time period of the trigger installation as Dave suggests.

[RON SCORES]

so we can stick with robert runge?

[Bruce Day]

Originally Posted by RON SCORES

so we can stick with robert runge?

no. There is no indication he did the work. That would be my novice opinion, but you should hear it from Bill Murphy.

[Bill Murphy]

No, in an earlier post, I have backed off that opinion and, because of the excess wear on the breech ball, I would think it was done long before Robert P. Runge engraved at Remington.

[Dean Romig]

I don't believe Robert Runge touched a graver to that gun.

[Austin W Hogan]

I think Bill is correct; that engraving was done early in that gun's life.

Best, Austin