American Gun Co Serial Numbers5/11/2021
A couple of months ago, I picked up a nice old Parker VH 12-gauge double-barrel shotgun on a 1 frame with 28-inch tubes choked Modified and Full.If you were to gather all of the firearms together into one massive gun safe, you would arguably have the greatest, most enviable collection of guns in the world, including classic rifles, fine shotguns, and even a couple truly rare guns (the Fly Gun).Without question, though, the best and most priceless guns in this collection are the heirloom rifles and shotguns that have been in families for generationspassed down from fathers to sons to grandsonsand are still used in the woods during hunting season every fall.
What follows is a list of some of our favorite Blasts From the Past. It was my only shotgun for many years, but eventually I sold it as I began a career as a Michigan conservation officer and moved to northern Michigan. While spending time with family in Lansing during Christmas in 2015, I stopped at Classic Arms. As I was browsing the used gun rack, my eyes came to rest on that old shotgun, looking forlorn and unwanted. I knew it was the same gun because I remembered some of the marks on the stock. I take the old gal grouse hunting each fall and always seem to have good luck when I am carrying it. It feels like Uncle Jerry is tagging along, and brings back many memories of a better world that I lived in so long ago. Maybe he was tugging at my shirtsleeves and leading me into the store that day, to give me that gun for the second time now that I am old enough to appreciate it. Bob. Going into the outdoors with my grandpa made for some of my fondest childhood memories. Now, a few years after his passing, Im not able to go with him, but taking his gun still brings him with me, and the 1940s-era 16-gauge reminds me of those life lessons and memories. I can remember being a wide-eyed child, looking at the dark-stained stock and having my grandfather tell me: I was 16 and wanted a gun to hunt rabbits, so I got a 16-gauge. The broken bead and every scar on the stock all add to its story. Carrying this old single shot shotgun on a simple Thanksgiving-morning squirrel hunt makes it one of my favorite days of the year. Patrick. The bar-in-wood action is beautiful, and it also has Damascus steel barrels which complete the tasteful look. ![]() This shotgun was found in a rotting crate in the back of my great-uncles house after he died, and no one knew exactly how he came to be the owner. Anyway, now it is a nice wall hanger, but my uncle and I are considering selling this rare gun to fund a trip to Africa. Andrew. It was special ordered by a Mr. Hobden and crafted to his specifications. He took delivery at the makers London showroom on Picadilly Street in December, 1958, according to the factory letter that accompanies the shotgun. The history of the shotgun after it left the showroom is unknown to me until I purchased it in 2012 from a Texas gun dealer. ![]() I can hardly wait for the Wisconsin fall bird season to begin once again The shotgun is featured on page 85 of the book, Cogswell Harrison: Two centuries of Gunmaking, by Cooley and Newton. Dennis. Like Charlie Brown and his forlorn-looking Christmas tree, you might even think it needs you as much as you might think you need it.
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