A member for a few years, but my first post

[Bill Mullins]

Clint..
In a NRA publication, titled NRA GUN COLLECTING REVIEW, Volume 1, 1983, an article by Michael McIntosh on "The Value of A Parker Gun" he pictures an AHE purchased by boxing champion James J. Jeffries as a gift for his sparing partner C. William Kolb. The gold medallion in the grip cap reads "Jas. J. Jeffries to C. William Kolb--1915"
Of note, it is my understand the NRA publication was a one-off issue and is now a collector piece itself.

[Dean Romig]

It just keeps getting better!





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[Clint Dunn]

Originally Posted by Phillip Carr

Decided to Google James Jeffries. Plenty of great history on him. What's struck me was some of his fights went 20 rounds. This was in the day when they didn't have indoor airconditioned rings. Wonderful history. I hope he spent many years hunting with this gun. Any chance you have some family hunting pictures?

Twenty rounds indeed, I can't imagine the type of stamina needed for that. The fight where he lost his championship was scheduled for forty-five rounds ,but was stopped in the fifteenth.
As for family hunting pictures, I have seen some,but will have to do some digging. I will post some if I find some. Thanks for your input!

Clint

[Clint Dunn]

Originally Posted by Bill Mullins

Clint..
In a NRA publication, titled NRA GUN COLLECTING REVIEW, Volume 1, 1983, an article by Michael McIntosh on "The Value of A Parker Gun" he pictures an AHE purchased by boxing champion James J. Jeffries as a gift for his sparing partner C. William Kolb. The gold medallion in the grip cap reads "Jas. J. Jeffries to C. William Kolb--1915"
Of note, it is my understand the NRA publication was a one-off issue and is now a collector piece itself.

Thank you for your post Bill, I have heard of that gun, but have never seen the article...I'll be sure to research it. There has been talk in my family that there is another presentation gun around (in the family) that was presented to Jim Jeffries from either Ithaca or parker. From what I've been told, it's a real showstopper. I'll keep digging for more info on that one.

[chris dawe]

Clint ,this is a great thread ...i've been up to my eyes and just discovered ,keep it coming !

[King Brown]

As a shameless chauvinist and former boxer, I can't help myself from sneaking in a Nova Scotia connection with Johnson. Langford was popular as much as Johnson was reviled. From Wikipedia:

"Samuel "Sam" E. Langford (March 4, 1883 – January 12, 1956) was a Black Canadian boxing standout of the early part of the 20th century. Called the "Greatest Fighter Nobody Knows," by ESPN, many boxing historians consider Langford to be one of, if not the greatest fighter of all time. Originally from Weymouth Falls, a small community in Nova Scotia, Canada. He was known as "The Boston Bonecrusher," "The Boston Terror," and his most infamous nickname, "The Boston Tar Baby." Langford stood 5 ft 7 1⁄2 in (1.71 m) and weighed 185 lb (84 kg) in his prime. He fought from lightweight to heavyweight and defeated many world champions and legends of the time in each weight class. Considered a devastating puncher even at heavyweight, Langford was rated #2 by The Ring on their list of "100 greatest punchers of all time." One boxing historian described Langford as "...experienced as a heavyweight James Toney with the punching power of Mike Tyson."

"He was denied a shot at many World Championships due to the color bar and by the refusal of Jack Johnson, the first African-American World Heavyweight Champion, to fight him. Langford was the World Colored Heavyweight Champion, a title vacated by Johnson after he won the World Championship, a record five times. Many boxing aficionados consider Langford to be the greatest boxer not to win a world title. BoxRec ranks him as the 4th greatest heavyweight of all-time, the 9th greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all-time and the greatest Canadian boxer of all-time."

[Parkerman]

Welcome aboard, great to have you with us!

[William Woods]

How fortunate you are. some of can only dream of owning such a gun.

[William Woods]

How fortunate you are. Some of can only dream of owning such a gun.

[Hammer Gun]

IT is great that an heirloom can keep a family connected, especially when it is a great Parker like this one, You my friend are indeed fortunate to be its caretaker, Gary