This beautiful firearm has been traced to a 1913 manufacture date, and the metal all carries original finish. The woodwork for the foregrip and stock has been lovingly remade by an expert carftsman, so overall this guun is in Very Good condition.
The Parker gun was built in Meriden, Connecticut for seventy years, and then closed its doors near the end of 1937. Remington Arms Co. Inc purchased Parker in 1934. Fewer than twenty artisans and craftsman were transferred to Ilion , New York to continue the manufacturing as a part of Remington. Then production finally ceased in 1942 due to Remington’s war effort and the continued increase in manufacturing cost. Parker serial number 242,487 may be the last. It signaled the end of an era but the magic and mystique lives on.
Called “ America ’s Finest Shotgun” by Peter H. Johnson, this exciting world of Parker is full of admiration, passion and pride of ownership. It is not uncommon for folks in the field to be asked, “that a Parker?” “Yep”, is the response, with a tone subtly laced with a hint of pride?
From the three, highest grade guns ever produced, the “Invincibles”, to the every day “Trojan” the stories abound, filled with searches for long lost guns, sentimental journeys of family ownership, prideful presentations and a thirst never quenched to covet, hold, point, shoot and examine one of our great American treasures.
The legend and lore of the Parker Gun, called an Immortal American Classic by Larry Baer, is kept alive with continued research and prideful ownership by hunters, shooters and members of the Parker Gun Collectors Association. “Old Reliable” is taken to the field with enthusiasm and confidence every season. Present owners are keepers of the flame destined to pass it on to the next generation
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