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Thanks Bill and Dean; I think if I were to decide to go with this I will take the two 40 dollar trails. I am trying to not let this Parker thing get to me at this point in my life as I just got rid of a Browning collection not to long ago but it is hard not to look and think about it. This is the first whole c grade have seen down here and it does have some issues although they are not to bad. Beleive it or not its right out my back door. At $3500 I will be scatching my head awhile. We need a smiles that is scratching its head.
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01-23-2013, 09:37 AM | #15 | ||||||
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That's It!!!!!!!!! Thanks Jack. I looked at your public profile and when I saw your pic I instantly knew we are meant to be hunting buddies. Some people take thing too seriously on this forum. We have a couple of weeks of quail season left . Do you know where we might find a few coveys of wild birds? Pen raised birds don't turn me on. Gerald
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Gerald,
Please check the serial number again and make sure it is in fact 72405. It does not show up as a C grade gun. Yes, there is an order for this gun so it will tell you who ordered the gun. |
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01-23-2013, 01:21 PM | #17 | ||||||
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What does it show as? It is a c grade. Gerald
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Gerald,
72405 shows as a Quality T hammer gun 12ga with 30" plain twist barrels in the Order Book priced at $55.00. The orders for all hammerless guns are abbreviated "Hamls" in the order book. It was part of a very large order from Hartley & Graham in NYC. Two pages are "Hamls" guns and the 3rd page with your serial number does not have "Hamls" which means they were hammer guns. $55.00 which is in the 1889 price list corresponds to a Quality T 12ga. There is no price list for hammerless. The 1897 price lists also lists the Quality T as $55.00 and the hammerless guns are now listed also and there is no $55.00 dollar gun listed. A PH hammerless is listed as the lowest grade at $65.00. The order book clearly states $55.00 Have you personally handled the gun and looked at the serial numbers? |
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Yes I have looked it over however the owner wrote the serial no down and gave it to me. I will check again. Thanks. Gerald
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Some very influential people owned low grade hammer guns also!
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