NEW, unopened and unread copies! Copies #154 and #156. Deluxe Edition in Slipcase, limited to 500 signed, numbered &amp; slipcased copies. Long Beach, CA: Safari Press, Inc., 1997. First Edition, tall quarto, 270 pages including 44 pages of dazzling color illustrations. The renowned Parker Gun Company continues to be a source of never-ending interest for collectors of high grade American shotguns. With this title, Ed Muderlak has done a remarkable job of thoroughly researching and compiling original research (instead of merely repeating the same and often mistaken information of others). In numerous cases the results reverse the conventional wisdom that has been accepted for many years. Muderlak takes a refreshing look at the company's small beginnings, its golden years, and ultimate decline of what is without doubt the most famous American shotgun manufacturer. Profusely illustrated with color plates as well as historic black-and-white photos of Parker guns, the concise text includes an appendix having grades, patents, weights, serial numbers and other specifications. A must-have volume for the American shotgun enthusiast. Just removed from an old, private collector's hoard, these are NEW copies, unopened and unread! You'll LOVE this book -- Order it today!

Parker Guns The "Old Reliable"

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Muderlak, Ed

Antiques & Collectibles

Safari Press, Inc.

Original research on Ameria's most famous shotgun manufacturer provides an accurate account from the small beginnings, through the golden years and finally to their ultimate decline.

Parker Guns The Old Reliable: A Concise History of the Famous American Shotgun Manufacturing Company

Sports & Outdoors

Hunting & Fishing

Safari Press

The most exciting stories from the golden age of waterfowling―begining with Frank Forester's tale of shooting rail on the Delaware River in the 1840x to William Hazelton's description of bagging mallards in flooded timber along the Illinois River in the 1920s.

When Ducks Were Plenty: The Golden Age of Waterfowling and Duck Hunting from 1840 till 1920

This well-written book boasts a superiorly assembled appendix that lists grades, patents, gun weights, serial numbers, and many other specifications for the Parker enthusiast.

Parker Guns: The Old Reliable

Parker Guns: Shooting Flying and the American Experience is Ed Muderlak's second book devoted to the Parker gun and fourth book on old-time shotgun related subjects. This book explains the evolution of sport hunting with a shotgun and how Parker guns fit into the picture. Readers will learn the history of the breech-loading shotgun, the development of the shotgun cartridge, the details of Parker's competitors, the history of live pigeon and trap shooting, and a survey of early shooting literature. Muderlak compares and contrasts the 'Old Reliable' Parker gun with the guns of Ethan Allen, Sylvester Roper, Dan Wesson, Whitney Arms, N. R. Davis, Boyd &amp; Tyler, Dr. Maynard, E. Remington-Whitmore, William Baker, George H. Fox, Ansley H. Fox, Colt, and Winchester. The book is richly illustrated with 500 photographs, 300 of them being color, plus a fine selection of historic black and white photos and a wealth of nineteenth century prints and advertisements. One appendix even has a price inflation calculator (1810-2006) and dated serial numbers. It's a must-have for any American shotgun enthusiast.

Parker Guns, Shooting Flying and the American Experience

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