Where to buy extractor?

[Jake Murdock]

I'm needing a slightly longer extractor than what my gun has. The rod is about 1/4 inch too short and doesn't lift the shells out enough for my liking. It doesn't make for a quick reload. I could take it to a machine shop and have a small section added but it would be nice to find an original.
I have looked everywhere trying to find parts but have not had any luck. Are there any websites someone could recommend? Thanks

[Brian Dudley]

I have a number of extractors on hand. But the gauge and frame size of the gun is a big variable. I would also need to know the length of yours now as to figure on the target length to look for.

For yours to be 1/4" short, it must have been modified from it's original state.

There is not really a need to make a new one, building up the end with weld and re-shaping to the desired length would do the trick.

[Jake Murdock]

Mine is a 12ga Trojan with a no2 frame

[Brian Dudley]

Well, you don't get any more common than that.

I just sampled the lengths of about a half dozen that I have here and they vary from 2.90-2.93" in length from the face of the extractor to the end of the shaft.

If you decide you need a replacement, get in touch with me.

[Paul Ehlers]

Keep in mind that there is a physical/mechanical limitation to how long the extractor rod can be. Adding too much length to the extractor rod could make the barrels not being able to close & lock up.

[Alfred Greeson]

What Brian said, as always.. Thanks Brian

[Jerry Harlow]

Take the extractor out of the barrels, place it against the breech face, and see how much gap there is between the end of the extractor and the part of the roll that contacts it to lift the shells. This will tell you if there is anything to be gained by lengthening the end of the extractor, or even if you can do it. You may not be able to do it at all for I am holding a frame in my hand right now with the extractor against the breech face, and it is a perfectly flush fit on both ends. It is a hand fitted piece. Now when a Parker is open there appears to be play for one can move the extractor back and forth making one think he can make it longer, but not so if the barrels are closed based on how it fits apart.

[Jake Murdock]

Here’s a pic of how far they extract

[Jerry Harlow]

Here’s a pic of how far they extract

Looks normal for an extractor gun. Do the test I told you about to remove all doubt that anything can be done. Only have to remove one screw to get the extractor out and set it on the receiver.

Maybe it was a selling point for if one did not like to pull shells manually or had trouble, the next gun they purchased had ejectors. Just like options on a car, where the money was made. It is said Parker as well as Fox lost money on their entry level guns like the Trojan and Sterlingworth when they first entered the cheaper gun market to compete.

[Jake Murdock]

Looks normal for an extractor gun. Do the test I told you about to remove all doubt that anything can be done. Only have to remove one screw to get the extractor out and set it on the receiver.

Maybe it was a selling point for if one did not like to pull shells manually or had trouble, the next gun they purchased had ejectors. Just like options on a car, where the money was made. It is said Parker as well as Fox lost money on their entry level guns like the Trojan and Sterlingworth when they first entered the cheaper gun market to compete.


This one is a 1927. I figure they would’ve had the kinks worked out by then. I’ve got a few LC Smiths and they all push the shells out further than this. I’ve already examined the extractor and there’s room to spare. It doesn’t look to have been modified. Strange

[Jerry Harlow]

Kinks were worked out when they hit the market in 1912. No kinks in them. The parts are numbered to the gun. Check the serial number on the extractor. Should show the last three digits. Maybe not original to the gun. Measure and buy another from Brian if yours is not up to his measurements, if it is, add metal and file away. You can get a perfect fit then, just lay it on the receiver and have it touch the roll when finished filing, keeping the angle of the original.

[Brian Dudley]

That is why I posted measurements from a sampling of extractors that I had here, which are all very close to one another.
So that he could try to determine if there is an issue with his or not.

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

Jake, Just my opinion, but if you can extract the shell enough to lift them out with your fingers, why change anything? The trojan is sort of like the A model ford made to work. Gary

[Brian Dudley]

On a Parker extractor gun, the shells should come out of the chambers 3/16” or so.
Different makes of guns are different. Some come out a lot more.