Jeff, the checkering is not period correct and the 'nose of the comb' is not as Parker would have shaped and contoured it. Further, Parker Bros would not have used such a high grade piece of walnut on a Trojan.
This is not to say it isn't a very attractively figured piece of walnut.
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Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
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