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Thank you! It does say Trojan Steel on barrel.
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03-23-2020, 06:59 PM | #4 | ||||||
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And nobody knows what the O and the V mean either. Yes it is the stamp for the Trojan and those letters individually mean something... but what...?
And on the barrel flat it is stamped where we normally see the barrel steel mark, e.g. B = Bernard Steel, T = Titanic Steel, A = Acme Steel, D = Damascus Steel, DD = Finest Damascus Steel and so on... Ordnance Variety....?... likely not, but it re*resents something.... .
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03-23-2020, 07:01 PM | #5 | ||||||
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Trojans don't get people very excited unless their condition is very high. They are however extremely well built and fine shooting shotguns. Yours has a major plus for you being a family gun which I would consider priceless. I hope you are able to shoot and enjoy it for many years.
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03-24-2020, 08:52 AM | #6 | ||||||
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Your gun may be early enough to have an order book entry, which would mean that the original buyer would be identified. A PGCA letter will have that information if it is available.
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03-24-2020, 01:26 PM | #7 | ||||||
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Thanks Guys, The letter would be cool if available. I'll check. Would you really shoot a 103 year old gun much? I'm gettin old and I don't have anyone in Fam that wants it. Was thinking of selling possibly. We'll see.
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03-24-2020, 01:41 PM | #9 | ||||||
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Most of us here do the majority of our shooting with guns of that age or older. They were the best when they were made and still are. You will note that they do not have a use by date on them.
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03-24-2020, 01:49 PM | #10 | ||||||
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Good to know. The gun is in pretty good shape but probably hasn't been shot since the late 60's or early 70's when my Dad used it for dove hunting. Been in the closet ever since. I think I'll get it cleaned up and give it a try!
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