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< 16ga. General Discussion ~ Ivory Beads-Parker Heaven |
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Thu Oct 19, 2006 9:19 am
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Location: Castaic California
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Ivory Beads has literally dozens of Parkers just in last weeks. In all they brought back 150 vintage guns a great percentage of those are Parkers. Check out thier website ivorybeads.com. The owners Jim and Jerry are stand up guys . Tell them the crazy shotgunning Priest recommended them . |
_________________ I don't know if the Lord shoots a 16ga but if He wants he can borrow my Parker 'til He get's his own . I 'll shoot the BSE. After all, He is the boss. |
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Thu Oct 19, 2006 11:00 am
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Location: Michigan
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Those prices are crazy, especially for the Repros. |
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Thu Oct 19, 2006 11:52 am
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Location: Glendale, AZ
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Thu Oct 19, 2006 12:34 pm
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Rev, you have to look under new arrivals. Nothing to get excited about. I didn't see dozens. Saw about 4 or 5, and most are Repros. |
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Thu Oct 19, 2006 12:55 pm
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Location: Kansas High Plains
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A $3000 12ga Utica Sterlingworth??!! Yowza!!
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_________________ I feel a warm spot in my heart when I meet a man whiling away an afternoon...and stopping to chat with him, hear the sleek lines of his double gun whisper "Sixteen." - Gene Hill, Shotgunner's Notebook |
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Thu Oct 19, 2006 2:06 pm
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Location: Glendale, AZ
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Thu Oct 19, 2006 3:56 pm
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Joined: 16 Oct 2006
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Location: Castaic California
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They haven't had time to list the stuff yet - they have so much new inventory that they can't display it all .
And for the good Dr Rev: Verily verily I say unto thee , the goats needeth no leading to the path that takest them to sin .
By there vanity guns you will know them |
_________________ I don't know if the Lord shoots a 16ga but if He wants he can borrow my Parker 'til He get's his own . I 'll shoot the BSE. After all, He is the boss. |
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Thu Oct 19, 2006 4:16 pm
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WOW! I haven't handled or even seen that many Parkers in one place, ever! These guns have not been added to the website yet. I saw most of the 16's, one beautiful VHE (almost came home with me, but the stock is cast-on and fits poorly). One outstanding Damascus barreled 16. There were two more full racks of 20's and 12's, with many more in the back. No idea where they are going to put them all. Prices ranged from $1700. for a decent Trojan to way-beyond-my-means thousands. Most of the better ones were 4K and up.
The ten or so that I handled all appeared to have mirror bores, some levers were right-of-center, several were left-of-center. Several appeared near-new. All locked up tight. Keep in mind that I am by no means an expert, but I would say that this is an outstanding collection with huge variety and with conditions varying from "shooter" to almost "as-new." I did not observe a single beater. It was overload for a double-gun enthusiast. I highly recommend that any of you in the area pay them a visit.
Padre was going to try and stop by, but I did not see him.
Other notables:
A 1957 Model 12 (16 ga. of course) that appears unfired.......$1100.
A near mint A. Fox (20 ga. if I remember correctly)........around 14K.
My Pudelpointer went with me and layed around the gun room while I fondled Parkers. Even he seemed impressed with them!
I don't smoke, but felt like I needed a cigarette when I walked out. |
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Thu Oct 19, 2006 6:40 pm
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Birdswatter wrote: |
I don't smoke, but felt like I needed a cigarette when I walked out.
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I know the feeling! |
_________________ I feel a warm spot in my heart when I meet a man whiling away an afternoon...and stopping to chat with him, hear the sleek lines of his double gun whisper "Sixteen." - Gene Hill, Shotgunner's Notebook |
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Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:03 pm
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David Moore at WilliamLarkinMoore today told me that the word he heard was that Ivory Beads picked up 140 guns from a collector in the midwest, most of which were Parker and classic American SxSs. Wow! |
_________________ Drew Hause
http://sites.google.com/a/damascusknowledge.com/www/home |
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Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:33 pm
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Joined: 16 Oct 2006
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Location: Castaic California
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Jim Thynne at Beads said 170 guns. |
_________________ I don't know if the Lord shoots a 16ga but if He wants he can borrow my Parker 'til He get's his own . I 'll shoot the BSE. After all, He is the boss. |
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Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:48 pm
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170 guns I'm just amazed that a collection like that appeared which gives hope that there might still be some nice shooters hidden away somewhere. My sense is that the ultra-collectibles, that I certainly couldn't afford anyway, pretty much stay under the radar however. |
_________________ Drew Hause
http://sites.google.com/a/damascusknowledge.com/www/home |
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Tue Oct 24, 2006 3:40 pm
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Location: Michigan
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You can bet they are calling all the high end collectors and telling them of the stash, before they ever hit the website. I never got a call. |
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Tue Oct 24, 2006 4:35 pm
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I think Rev and Dave are absolutely right; we peons never hear about the really collectable stuff. Good thing I'm not a collector; I might be pi$$ed ! |
_________________ I feel a warm spot in my heart when I meet a man whiling away an afternoon...and stopping to chat with him, hear the sleek lines of his double gun whisper "Sixteen." - Gene Hill, Shotgunner's Notebook |
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Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:36 pm
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It was two collections. Not so sure about the behind the scenes theory....I saw a couple of guns that I would consider "ultra-collectible" on my visit there, before they hit the website. Trust me, it will take some time to get even a portion of that group photo'd and up on thier site. |
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