New Member with Trojan questions

[Bill Zachow]

I have collected Colts, Winchesters, and other fine doubles over the years. True collector demand for all of them is primarily predicated on CONDITION; and that condition quotient is the same for all of them. That is, original condition first followed by degree of original finish. With all of these guns, the price or value tends to go up in similar fashion. Just because a gun is a Parker does not mean it has any more value. In fact, because of a relatively small original production level and a resulting small collector base, Parkers actually tend to sell at lower levels than Colts or Winchesters. I have seen innumerable plain Winchester 1873s sell for double the price of a Trojan Parker in comparable condition. Considering that Winchester made over a million 73s versus the Trojans limited production gives you a feel for the level of demand. Winchester was still making the 73s while Parker was producing the Trojan, and the 73s sold for a lot less. Hope I haven't rambled on too long.