BHE: Odd Gun and Odd Situation

[J. A. EARLY]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

I have had a similar situation with a Maryland dealer. It seem that all I had to do is show interest and the gun is "not for sale".

Put a deposit on a Parker on way to visit out of state. Went to pick it up and took outside in sunlight. Saw a small crack at tang, nothing big. Tried to get a price reduction. Manager then said no, not for sale, unsafe. Had to be destroyed. Only thing they could do was refund my money. I knew with whom it would leave the store at a greatly reduced price, written off the books as damaged.

[Dean Romig]

Been there myself a few times Larry.





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[Bob Brown]

Great story and shotgun. I grew up a couple of miles from the St. Charles Country Club in Winnipeg.

[Drew Hause]

Team Canada won the Silver Medal at the 1908 Olympic games; Walter Ewing (Individual Gold) & George Beattie (Individual Silver) both using Lefevers; Mylie Fletcher, David McMackon, George Vivian, Arthur Westover

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[Craig Larter]

I learned long ago from old time Parker collector Clarence Bowman, never walk away from a gun you want to buy and never take your hands off a gun you want to buy at a dealers table, the vultures will be circling right behind you LOL!! Pay what the gun is worth and don't try to low ball a dealer that knows what he has.

[Larry the Gun Guy]

C'est la vie

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Craig Larter

I learned long ago from old time Parker collector Clarence Bowman, never walk away from a gun you want to buy and never take your hands off a gun you want to buy at a dealers table, the vultures will be circling right behind you LOL!! Pay what the gun is worth and don't try to low ball a dealer that knows what he has.

Ol’ Clarence came up the hard way, just like a lot of us… but he’s decades ahead of us.
Clarence and I have a relationship.





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