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Thanks Tom Skues for all the cool repro's |
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12-15-2013, 09:01 AM
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Thanks Tom Skues for all the cool repro's
I want to remember and thank Tom Skues, Richard,Jack and everyone who worked at P.R. for the Parker reproductions they made. Tom did all this for the love of parkers not for profit. They made so many neet guns...410-12ga all gauges, DHE,BHE,A1-Spl. one barrel, two barrel and three barrel set, sporting clays, steel shot, driven /match pairs, duck stamp, and commemoratives. Quality maker cases special made for each. I really enjoy having the ones I own, collecting all the accessories and hunting/shooting them. Just think about the cost of Parker Brother 410 or 28ga. guns, few could ever own one of them! Toms guns were made at a time that working men could afford to own one, a small window that everything come together at a fair price. I think this is what Tom wanted to accomplish. I still remember the first one I bought, I was just married buying a house and I saw the close-out add in gun list 1995. I called Jaqua's and took a loan to buy a two barrel set. Even as I type a person can still find and buy one of these great guns at a bargain price. These are quality firearms that have earned their place history. I only wish production would have lasted longer and they could have made more of them! thanks all.... Kenny Graft SXS ohio...(-:
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12-15-2013, 06:05 PM
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Kenny--Tom Skeuse was definitely one of a kind. I had the good fortune to know him. I sold him some guns back in the late 70's --early 80's. I was invited to his farm a few times to visit and to hunt pheasants. I have fond memories of sitting in his house and looking at many fine guns he had purchased. He had many fine shotguns other then Parker's. He also liked nice rifles and I remember him going on hunts to the Jicaria(sp?)Apache reservation to hunt elk. I ordered a number of guns in the early repro years, including 2 barrel sets with 2 forearms. Illness took Tom far too early and who knows what direction Parker Reproductions would have taken had he lived longer!
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