Dave,

Respectfully, a 30” Trojan 12 ga that you are looking to use and not collect will not be that hard to find with original componentry and untouched condition. This is a frankenparker, and the asking price is not exactly low.


It has some case coloring, that’s the most endearing Quality.

I have just told the seller that I no longer want to buy the gun. I put a want to buy thread last year asking to buy an all-original Trojan or VH with a $1500 budget and never did get offered one that met my expectations. This gun would have been a good buy at $1099 delivered IF not for the wrong forend.

That butt pad is also suspect to me for what it’s worth. If you are after original, I’m not sure they left the factory ever with butt pads. If that’s not in the letter it would be a big question mark.

The gun should have been worth only half as much only as a shooter, if that much, and maybe find a 12 gauge forend in the future. Plus it needed a new pad.

I’ll keep an eye out for you Dave. I browse all the major sites every night while my wife watches her drama shows.:rotf:

If your willing to come up a bit Brian Dudley has a very nice VH 12 that’s been for sale on GI. I would trust his assessment of condition and value.

wouldn't the bbl's have serial numbers matching the action serial numbers

Yes.

Yup, wrong forend and it will never be made right.





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A better buy in a 12 gauge Trojan would be a gun with good original finish and some good color for $2500. A Trojan with problems of originality and bad finish for $1500 is no bargain.