douglas mccorkindale
12-08-2012, 10:39 AM
Thank you for allowing me to join your forum.
Local Parker owner has asked me to consider taking his Parker Trojan in trade for a rifle. I know nothing about Parkers and have reviewed the helpful info on this site to try to educate myself to consider the trade.
Unfortunately I have not seen the gun in person and I have no pictures that I can post at this time but here is what I know.
Serial #168499, which I understand makes it a 1914 gun.
Underside of the barrels shows:
3 stars on left barrel, 4 stars on right barrel, which I assume are choke codes but I do not know what the number of stars indicate.
# 777 is stamped on lug which I assume is used to clamp on the forearm,and also on the right barrel next to the 4 stars,
stamped on the barrel lug is the #12 with letters GA together with the numbers 2 3/4 stamped under the GA letters. I assume these stampings are indicating a 12 gauge gun, but the 2 3/4 number is not something I could find on this site's information--I see reference to #2 and #3 frame sizes but not 2 3/4.
"XXIV" is stamped on the underside of the right barrel on the flat part--cannot find any info to tell me the meaning of that stamp.
the letters "OV" are stamped in hexagon shaped impression right above the serial number on the watertable. I understand from this site that the stamp in that location would show the grade of the gun but I can find not info about "OV".
This may be more than you need to know but any help in explaining these stamping would be appreciated.
Local Parker owner has asked me to consider taking his Parker Trojan in trade for a rifle. I know nothing about Parkers and have reviewed the helpful info on this site to try to educate myself to consider the trade.
Unfortunately I have not seen the gun in person and I have no pictures that I can post at this time but here is what I know.
Serial #168499, which I understand makes it a 1914 gun.
Underside of the barrels shows:
3 stars on left barrel, 4 stars on right barrel, which I assume are choke codes but I do not know what the number of stars indicate.
# 777 is stamped on lug which I assume is used to clamp on the forearm,and also on the right barrel next to the 4 stars,
stamped on the barrel lug is the #12 with letters GA together with the numbers 2 3/4 stamped under the GA letters. I assume these stampings are indicating a 12 gauge gun, but the 2 3/4 number is not something I could find on this site's information--I see reference to #2 and #3 frame sizes but not 2 3/4.
"XXIV" is stamped on the underside of the right barrel on the flat part--cannot find any info to tell me the meaning of that stamp.
the letters "OV" are stamped in hexagon shaped impression right above the serial number on the watertable. I understand from this site that the stamp in that location would show the grade of the gun but I can find not info about "OV".
This may be more than you need to know but any help in explaining these stamping would be appreciated.