Originally Posted By: Drew Hause
E.C. Griffith's Parker. AAH SN 104021 shipped December 13, 1901 with 32" Whitworth barrels, pistol grip stock, with special instructions, "no safety, no butt, put gold shield on side of stock 'Presented to E. C. Griffith, Pascoag, RI By Parker Bros'". The gun was returned in 1902 to be re-stocked with a straight grip and to install Silver pad.



Griffith won both the 1901 GAH at Targets and at Live Birds




That is very interesting to read about. Thanks for posting that. 5 of the first 11 to run straights were with Parkers. I wonder what the other six were? Lefevers? Remingtons? Smiths? Good stuff.

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