Serial Number Check

[Joe Graziano]

Gents, would you kindly check the serialization book for 160665, 20 ga Trojan?

Much thanks!

Joe

[Robin Lewis]

J H O P 20 28


J grade? but that's what the book has? 28 inch is probably what your looking for.

[Joe Graziano]

JHOP? That’s a new one. It is a 28 inch. Thanks for the info! Does anyone know what J H O P means? Thanks, everyone.

[Jean Swanson]

J---Trojan
H---Hammerless
O----No extras
P-----Pistol grip
20----Bore
28----Length of barrels in inches

[Dean Romig]

Seems odd that tha Trojan is the only grade (non-grade?) of Parker where the grade stamp on the action flats and barrel flat of “OV” doesn’t match the “J” as recorded in the books and none of it makes any reference to the barrel steel “Trojan”.





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[Jean Swanson]

Dean

I personally think that Charlie Price came up the most practical & concise abbreviated codes to compile the records from the stock books and the limited viewing of the order books. The "J" not only covered the grade , but also the type of steel in the barrels----Tro"j"an-----an arduous task for Charlie.

[Dean Romig]

Allan - I’ve never had that explained to me before.
Thanks for that. If it had been recorded as “T” it would have been confused with Titanic or a grade 3.

Do you know the meaning of “OV”?






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[Joe Graziano]

Allan, that seems to describe this gun. Thank you.