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#234973 07/09/11 02:00 AM
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[img]http://[IMG]http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s183/HawaiianUplands/Parker%20GH%2020G/parker12.jpg[/img][/img]
[img]http://[IMG]http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s183/HawaiianUplands/Parker%20GH%2020G/parker13.jpg[/img][/img] [img]http://[IMG]http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s183/HawaiianUplands/Parker%20GH%2020G/parker2.jpg[/img][/img] [img]http://[IMG]http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s183/HawaiianUplands/Parker%20GH%2020G/parker15.jpg[/img][/img] [img]http://[IMG]http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s183/HawaiianUplands/Parker%20GH%2020G/parker13.jpg[/img][/img]

This is a long project involving the late Oscar Gaddy for the damascus, Turnbull Restoration for the engraving, case hardening and trigger guard, Wenig for the rough wood, and Clint Meier for the final wood shaping, checkering and finishing. It feels like a wand! I tried to follow the instructions to have the images show directly but obviously didn't get it right!

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That is a lovely gun!

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What a beautiful gun; and a worthy project. How many years did this lovely project take from start to finish?

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Fabulous! What a treat to see what these old guns looked like when they left the factory.

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Very nice restoration. Have you shot it yet? Congratulations!

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Hawaiian, that gun is just beautiful. Looks like quite a bit of drop in the buttstock-what are the dimensions? Barrel's length and chokes? What kind of butt treatment?

Care to divulge total project cost from the acquisition of the Parker through the restoration?

Thanks for showing! Outstanding piece.
JR

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Lovely little gun. Thanks for sharing the photos. -- Ed


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Doesn't get much better than that!

For whatever reason, I really like the "G" grade engraving.


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Very nice indeed!!!

Thanks for posting about it!!

Just curious, what are the barrel lengths?

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J.R. As best I can recall the costs went 800 for the rough gun, 1300 to Wenig, 3200 to Turnbull and another 800 to Clint for the stock, and around 400 to Oscar for the damascus. Clearly not a money making project some would say, but to me these guns are pieces of mechanical art from an age long past and after I am gone someone else will hopefully gain enjoyment from holding it as much as I do. As to the measurements I will pull it out and measure the drop, barrels etc. I will probably take it out for early pheasants this year once I determine the proper loads.

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