Interesting Provenance

[Steve Leffler]

I do not know who did the restoration. I know who ordered the letter and have reached out to him to see if I can gather any more info on the gun.

[charlie cleveland]

i m glad this fellows 20 ga and 8 ga are in good hands..they do need hunting...this is a good thread... charlie

[Bob Brown]

Good looking 20. If I recall correctly I have one of Keller's Parkers as well. I tried looking in the archive for my thread on it but since I can't recall my password and I have a different email address I can't do a search for it. It is a 1 1/2 frame DH damascus 12 gauge with full choke in the right barrel and cylinder in the left. The letter confirmed the chokes were factory. Nice handling 7 lb. Parker. I'll have to find that letter.

[charlie cleveland]

now we got 3 of KELLERS GUNS IN GOOD HANDS..wonder if he had all the gauges...we know he had a 8 ga a 12 ga and a20 ga...gotta be a 10 ga and a 16 ga some where...how bout it bill do you think he had other guns... charlie

[Craig Larter]

Now we have 4 discovered T.H. Keller guns---looks like a trap gun

[Steve Leffler]

Interesting that he got the trap gun and my 20 at nearly the same time.

[Chris T.]

Craig, Do you have any pictures of your DH?

[Bill Murphy]

Craig, what I didn't include in our email exchange is that Keller won a Parker gun in a shoot about the time of the manufacture of these guns. Unfortunately, I don't know what gun it was that he won. I have done some research, but have come up with nothing. I initially thought the eight gauge DH lightweight was a frivolous gun to choose as a prize, until I read about his monster duck boat. I guess the eight may still come up as the prize gun.

[Craig Larter]

Bill: My guess would be if the gun was a prize someone other than Keller would be listed as the consignee.

[Bill Murphy]

Good point.