Mr Romig, Sir,..'Fraid' the Pretty Parker Stock(Soon to be a Desk-Lamp for a friend) is from a "Lettered AA P/Bros. That was discovered in Conn."Closet" several years ago. I've since Restocked it,with a piece of E/Walnut that looked like it had been cut from Alongside the Original. Nice engraving by the 'Brit'W.H.Gough. The last I heard of it was Vegas 2005..asking $30k!!!So that stock is not the"RumoredFound in the 'Grande Dame's'draw of Victorian'Cammie-Knickers'!!!As to the Restocking of #168304, 'Back to the Original configuration',I belive I said to you, I would like the Opportunity, if the job 'Came my Way'...But alas the Fabled Piece has become,once again, passed into,"Parker Mystrie"..It was "Fun Stripping it all Down for Julia,with Jim Fender taking his 'Notes' and photos for the Double-Gun Story, with the 1st'Center-Fold, 3 page Fold-Out, The Reporter from the'Meriden Conn.Shooting the Video which has made it World-Wide with Parker "Owners/Collectors"(Very dramatic Moment when the'Charming Young Lady,Stood-Up and Shouted'A Quarter of a Million Dollars")I expect now that it has changed hands a 'FEW' more times,,,,Maybe Tripled the Julia's selling price????I wonder if it still has the'Floor-Board Grade New York City'Stock attached to the Gough Engraved Action...? Maybe Time will Tell?I have a Nice collection of Photos from that'Momentus'Occasion,in the History of'The Gun That Won The East".....cc/dt
