20ga.trojan

[alvin piper]

briefly looking around I've noticed not many 20 ga. trojans.the few that i have seen are pricey,not that i'm shopping.is everybody holding onto these? are they worth the 3-4 K that owners are asking? why so few? why so much $$?

[Setter Man]

I have one, probably 95% original. 28" barrels, choked IC/Mod, letters. It may be a lowly Trojan but it handles as well as any 20 Parker, regardless of grade.

Trojans were made and purchased to be used, not kept in a safe, and I imagine most were cared for accordingly. I have often herd that there are far fewer high condition Trojans than high condition guns of a higher grades.

[alvin piper]

thanks setter man for the response.?how can i tell if the stock on my trojan has been cut?

[Setter Man]

First, just guessing, but if it's not 14-1/4 it probably has been cut. There were not many variations in Trojans. Gauge and barrel length - I think chokes were dependent upon barrel length, but I may be wrong about that. Second, post a picture - I'm sure someone can tell from a picture.

What kind of plate is at the end of the stock?

[Autumn Daze]

I picked up a 26" 20 gauge Trojan a year ago last October for about $1600.00 It was pictured in our Parker of the Month awhile back. Wonderful little gun and now my "Go to" grouse gun.

[Alfred Greeson]

I have a 1926 Trojan 20 which has 28" barrels, mod / Imp Mod , 14 1/8 lop, 2 1/2 inch chambers, 0 frame and weight of 6 lb 2 oz with a plain butt plate, no spur or dog. It seems to be the norm but a great little 20. It is hard to find one that someone isn't proud of it. The checkering is not as fine but nice. Trojans show good craftsmanship even though they were the cheaper Parker. Mine came from an older gentleman who shot a 16 and a 20, both Trojans.

[B. Dudley]

Just because people ask those prices, doesn't mean they are selling. Those types of prices MAY be able to be had for perfect original examples (98%+). But the average condition guns with some original condition can be and should be had for under $2,000. It is usually difficult to find one for less than $1,500.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Dave Suponski

I picked up a 26" 20 gauge Trojan a year ago last October for about $1600.00 It was pictured in our Parker of the Month awhile back. Wonderful little gun and now my "Go to" grouse gun.

What did you do with your other Trojan twenty "go to" grouse gun?

[Dean Romig]

As far as the value of a twenty-gauge Trojan is concerned (regardless of condition).... a 'fair price' to pay for one is whatever the seller and the buyer agree on.

[Jon Sheets]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

As far as the value of a twenty-gauge Trojan is concerned (regardless of condition).... a 'fair price' to pay for one is whatever the seller and the buyer agree on.

So true Dean, so true! But as we know, 'price' and 'value' are two different things.