Lowell
Your reputation preceeds you.
Chuck
They may not be in the same catagory as the new Parker but they also are not in the same catagory as Parkers made by either Parker or even Remington in the late 30's or early 40's. The Remington 28 AAHE Parker that are being built for Remington are not genuine Parkers just like the new Fox are not genuine Fox guns. They may be a like or even better made than some of the originals but they are not of that line. The Parker line for the most part ended when they were sold to Remington and for sure when Remington stopped making them in the 40's. The reproductions are just that and this new reproduction is still not a real Parker to me.
I admit that I would gladdy accept one as a gift but would not claim that it was real or original. As to the price, you get what people are willing to pay and I suspect that Mr. Galazan would charge just as much if he was making them to sell himself. There is a lot of money out there, just not in our pockets.
With todays CNC equipment it would be possible to make a Bossy, Lidnder, Woodward, Purdery, Lefever Oppostimus grade or any other fancy gun. But it will never be an original. Just a nock off, no matter the price. The question is, is it a good thing that Remington is making a few guns that never will be shot or enjoyed? Because I expect the total production of a dozen a year to quickly be stored away in a safe to become the newest closet queens, not to be shot and enjoyed as guns. These are trophies for the rich.
It neither improves Remingtons profit margin that much or enables them to make more guns in the future. I suspect this was all done to keep Remingtons claim on the Parker name a valid claim and to prevent any future infringment on the Parker name. That or one of the execs at Remington really wanted a 28 AAHE and could not admit that one of Americas largest gun makes could not figure out how to build it in house. For that matter they are building everything else over seas, I forsee an Italian or Turkish AAHE and that will make me want to puke.
