Jeff, the checkering is not period correct and the 'nose of the comb' is not as Parker would have shaped and contoured it. Further, Parker Bros would not have used such a high grade piece of walnut on a Trojan.


This is not to say it isn't a very attractively figured piece of walnut.





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Take a look at the page here that shows all the grades,

http://parkerguns.org/pages/grades.html

and down at the end is a link to photos of some Trojans in very original condition.

Dean,
What do you supposed happened to the gun for someone to replace the stock? This gun was giving to me by a friend as a thank you for a knife that I forged for him. I had no idea he was going do that...but I certainly like it :)

https://i.imgur.com/DKwoMYF.jpg?1

Any number of reasons exist for the stock to require replacing - sometimes it's just because the owner wants to upgrade the wood to something prettier... and then there's the 'broken stock syndrome' we've seen so often.

But there's never anything wrong with a gifted Parker.

There's nothing wrong with your Parker - I kinda like it.





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Hell yeah! I like it too. And the knife and sheath. You’re a heck of a craftsman.

If that 16 Trojan fits and suits you, and was a gift -- it's priceless. Enjoy it and shoot it with pride. It's a Parker, has some unique history (and you may discover even more about it).