Guns of the Concours

A Turnbull Parker

The Gold Medal Concours d'Elegance of Fine Guns features shotguns and rifles-new and old, from around the world-that are panel-judged in a variety of classes and categories. Parker No. 224491 be-gan life in 1927 as a 20-gauge VHE grade. However, the current owner had a different vision for this American classic. He commissioned Doug Turnbull and his craftsmen in New York along with engraver Neil Hermson in North Carolina to perform a minor miracle: upgrade the gun to an A-1 Special. The demise of Parker Bros.

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