Parker Bros. Employee Burt Becker??

[Phil C]

Does anyone have a picture of the mark Becker used on the guns he worked on that they can share?

[Sheepherder]

To clear up the issue of the gun willed to GBE by Dr. Norris, refer to pages 210 and 278/279 of 'The Upland Shooting Life'. One Purdey Dr. Norris had built in 1929, for himself. The other Purdey and a Churchill box lock, had been "left to" Dr. Norris by his friend Lynford Biddle. It was this (Biddle) Purdey that GBE selected and refers to as the "little" Purdey. It had an extra set of more open 26" barrels. All 3 guns where 12 bore. GBE had his choice of the 3 and chose the "little" Purdey.

[Harry Gietler]

Originally Posted by John Allen

To answer the initial question about Burt Becker, he did outwork for most of the big manufacturers of the day. He also did custom barrel work for professional trap and pigeon shooters. I have owned and seen Becker choked model 12 and 21 Winchesters, ithaca single barrel traps,and a few Parkers. Becker had a distinctive makers mark. A capital B and lower case b back to back. He put that mark supposedly on every gun he choked. That was his bread and butter trade along with building custom guns.

Do you know where on the gun He stamped his ''Mark''

Harry

[John Allen]

On the model 12 it was on the left side of the barrel near the receiver. Double guns were on the barrel flats. It is small and easy to overlook. He signed the guns he built completely like Nash's guns so I don't know if they had the stamp or not.

[ahfoxman]

I figured I would post this here to help clarify some early histories. This is a letter that he wrote to Henry B about his 'history'. His personal notes and writings are a bit more comprehensive, but they are buried deep in a vault somewhere. I usually refrain from adding any comments on 'Fox' stuff as it just causes way too many issues. But, I am taking a break from "chasing ambulances to screw widows out of their dead husbands Fox Guns" (sic) and figured I would share a bit.

Burt didn't show up at the 1913 A. H. Fox Co. picnic list of attendees, and I have no payroll records of him prior to 1915???

Life is Good, Treat it with Respect!

[Bill Jolliff]

Originally Posted by Tom Kidd

I figured I would post this here to help clarify some early histories. This is a letter that he wrote to Henry B about his 'history'. His personal notes and writings are a bit more comprehensive, but they are buried deep in a vault somewhere. I usually refrain from adding any comments on 'Fox' stuff as it just causes way too many issues. But, I am taking a break from "chasing ambulances to screw widows out of their dead husbands Fox Guns" (sic) and figured I would share a bit.

Burt didn't show up at the 1913 A. H. Fox Co. picnic list of attendees, and I have no payroll records of him prior to 1915???

Life is Good, Treat it with Respect!

Tom,

Many thanks for sharing some of your very neat stuff. Good to see.

[Wild Skies]

Originally Posted by Tom Kidd

I am taking a break from "chasing ambulances to screw widows out of their dead husbands Fox Guns"

Could be the “Line of the Year”. A knee slapper for sure!

[ahfoxman]

Yeah, that is what it was when it was posted!!!!