Invincibles

[Bill Murphy]

This is just my opinion,of course, but I don't think anything from the Petersen donation will be deasessioned in our lifetimes. It is the most elaborate collection of sporting arms in this country and it is being monitored on a daily basis by interested collectors. RP funded the entire Petersen Room and there is a movement to have the Invincibles, the Annie Oakley gun, and #100,000 moved to the new room. Phil will be asked about that when I get back home. The new room is the proper place for these guns.

[Kevin McCormack]

Save your cellphone minutes; the "Teddy Roosevelt Room", which formerly housed all of the above (Invincibles, "Annies" Parkers, the Beretta collections, etc.) is now devoid of nearly all guns. Behind a temporary glass wall, a mock-up of "Teddy's Favorite Room" is under construction as we speak where the above formerly resided. Right now Teddy's writing desk is looking right across the room into the fireplace, flanked by those massive elephant tusks of Soski Piroeff's. The feet of Teddy's trophy rhino anchor each far corner of his desk, and one of his favorite single-shot 'belly guns' lies open on the desk.

[Double Lab]

On the top shelf of a closet that noone noticed? Are you kidding me?You gentlemen truly amaze me and keep me in awe with your knowledge of things Parker. I could read this stuff all day. Don't stop unless it is to replenish your supply of an amber liquid.

[Bill Murphy]

Well, if the Roosevelt Room is temporarily shut down this would be good time to move the Big Five Parkers into the Petersen Room where they belong. Thanks for the update, Kevin.

[Kevin McCormack]

There is no room in the Peterson Room for any more guns at this time. The former contents of the gun cabinets in what will become "Teddy's Room" are gone, or as in the favored parlance of all museum curators, "This exhibit has been temorarily removed." Things are being shuffled around at the museum - even the Holland & Holland "Civil War Centennial Series" guns are all alone in a back alcove in their lovely case that H&H built for them. Stay tuned....

[John Allen]

When I worked for Jaegers, Deitrich Apel told me that a customer brought the invincible into Jaegers in Jenkintown,Pa and offered it to him for $8000. Deitrich passed on buying the gun, but talked the customer into consigning it. He then sold it for $12000 and thought he had hit the Jackpot. He did say to me that he regreted not buying the gun.