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11-26-2022, 04:00 PM | #3 | ||||||
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William, sorry about the loss of your Benny, but glad to see you have a new chapter in your life. It's also nice to read someone's words that notices all of the "little" things that make a hunt. You'll be glad you wrote it all down.
Thanks for sharing your hunt.
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11-26-2022, 08:08 PM | #4 | ||||||
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A very touching memorial.
The Lifter pictured isn’t a D grade but is at least a B. .
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11-26-2022, 09:08 PM | #5 | ||||||
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Hello Dean, looks like I am going to have to change the title of my hunting story. I am glad you chimed in. I had the privilege of meeting you up at Major Waldrons several years back for a Parker New Years Day shoot. I was told it was a D grade. I will have to post some close up pictures. Maybe this will help and I can have alittle better understanding of what I have here. I had been in the search for a lifter for some time now.
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11-27-2022, 04:36 AM | #6 | ||||||
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I remember meeting you there Bill.
I would highly recommend you order a research letter on your lifter. Some of these high grade guns have very interesting provenance - possibly ordered by a famous person. A letter will support the exact grade and depending on the year made may identify it as a “dollar quality” rarher than a grade letter or number. .
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11-27-2022, 07:15 AM | #7 | ||||||
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Just so happens I have a letter. Unfortunately the records do not indicate grade. Serial number lists as a manufacture date of 1874 but letter says it was ordered 1877 ? Also, would the price indicate an $80 dollar grade ? I would be interested in anyone's opinion. Please do not hesitate to jump in.
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11-27-2022, 11:46 AM | #8 | ||||||
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Enclosing several pictures I took this morning to help identify the grade. Opinions and facts are much appreciated.
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11-27-2022, 02:21 PM | #9 | ||||||
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great hunt with a nice lifterand a great hunting pal....sorry about your friend and companion....great memories.....charlie
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11-27-2022, 07:54 PM | #10 | ||||||
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3231 is certainly not a $75.00 quality gun. The level of frame and bolster sculpting, the level of engraving and checkering are certainly that of the equivalent of the B or even the A grade. We would like to see a clear picture of the stampings on the barrel flats in order to possibly make a better determination.
Often the sell price of the gun reflects a deep discount given by Parker Bros. The fact that the buyer was a resident of Meriden might even support the discount theory as Mr. Hill may have been known to members of the Parker Family or he may have been someone the Parkers had done business with. .
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