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No offense to fellow Americans, but when I see a London best gun with a horrid beavertail and single trigger I know that few self respecting Englishmen would order a gun that way. I am half English on my mother's side so maybe that's why I find it so hard to take. I am a proud American, my family lived in your town of Andover from 1645 to 1826 when they moved to Wilmington, Vermont. Farnum road is named after my grandfather (8). So no offense, but geez, I like to see London best guns in their native attire.
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10-01-2018, 05:56 AM | #44 | ||||||
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I have a lovely Prussian Lindner hammer pigeon gun with Infallible trigger and beavertail forend. The owner, from Crumpton, Maryland on the Eastern Shore, shot this gun in pigeon and trap competition into the 1920s.
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10-01-2018, 07:35 AM | #45 | |||||||
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Somehow they escaped the witch trials of 1692-93 where more people in Andover were accused, sent to Salem, tried and put to death than residents of Salem, else you might not be with us today. I have a cute little 28 gauge DHE with an original beavertail that I find preferable in the uplands to a splinter when wearing gloves. .
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10-01-2018, 10:38 AM | #46 | ||||||
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[QUOTE=Dean Romig;255033]Somehow they escaped the witch trials of 1692-93 where more people in Andover were accused, sent to Salem, tried and put to death than residents of Salem, else you might not be with us today.
I have a cute little 28 gauge DHE with an original beavertail that I find preferable in the uplands to a splinter when wearing gloves. My comments are a bit over the top and tongue in cheek. But I hate to see a beavertail and single trigger on a London Best gun. It looks unnatural. I never did like them on a field Parker, but to each his own. As far as the witch trials, my grandfather, Ralph Farnum Jr, was a grand juryman for the beginning of the hearings in 1692, but died before rendering service. Ralph III and his brother John were summoned on July 30, 1692 to appear as witnesses against Martha Carrier of Andover who was tried for witchcraft and who was hanged August 19, 1692. I have a record of their testimony and the back story passed down through the family and the text of a period letter written by a cousin describing the impact on the family. It is fascinating and not what you would expect. |
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10-01-2018, 01:30 PM | #47 | ||||||
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The DuBray gun certainly has the potential to fetch a handsome sum, Like Dean says I do not know of any other High grade Parker with the associated provenance as of this date. This gun will be watched by many, some bidders and others just wondering what it will go for. Morphys has done a good job marketing the piece as should be. Gary
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10-01-2018, 03:10 PM | #48 | ||||||
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To be clear, Morphy’s had nothing to do with the Parker Pages article other than to very kindly provide pictures when asked.
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10-01-2018, 07:43 PM | #49 | ||||||
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Hardly anyone would give the Dubray name the time of day except for the efforts of Ed M.
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There are some who may argue that point Bill, but I'm not one of them. In fact, I alluded to your point in the PP article. .
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