Unique conversation piece !
 

You fellows that know me a bit know I really enjoy searching out things that are a bit different or unique , and I have a hard time passing on them even if I have no particular use for them at the moment lets just say the thrill is in the chase ! I am always in the search for the VH Grade Parkers with Damascus steel barrels although I have never ran across any of the originals I keep looking and this brings me to the latest item ! I figured we could use a " New Conversation Piece " and I was so thrilled to find this you would have thought I found an A1 ,Special That had been in hiding since new ,although it is not the entire gun but only the Barrels , I think this is so unique ! How many have seen another and if you have the other half of " MY GUN ":) ,Feel free to give me a PM ,I would like to have it ?:whistle:

I seem to recall that there was a run of twist barreled trojans sold to the Iver Johnson Co.

Thank You Jeff ,I had never heard that ! The Parker Story says they are very rare indeed there are a number of them but at the time of printing only 2 had been located ! Please note the X stamping ,this is how it is listed in the Parker Serialization Book ,also the # 1 Frame and it is a 12 Gauge ,something very unique !

good find russ they are really good looking barrels...this is the first time i have heard of damacus barrels in the v grade and trogan grade...charlie

Thanks Charlie , wish I had found the whole gun !:rotf:

That is way cool, The first thing I noticed was the rounded extension. Thanks for sharing, very unique. Dave

Dave ,That was the second thing I noticed and I couldn't believe my eyes because I had already realized it was a Twist Steel Barrel ! I also noticed the X Stamping and ran for my serialization book ,that's when I decided that in fact is was way cool !:)

Just imagine what those would look like mounted on a Trojan.

It shouldn't be hard to find a 16 gauge Trojan to complete your gun.

It may be out there someone could of sent it back for safe barrels:)

Bill ,You are reading my mind ! Calvin ,I thought the same thing , I would bet the rest of it is around somewhere just finding it will be the thing !

Everybody check you 16 gauge Trojan serial numbers.

It actually could now be a 12 or 16 gauge. If a barrel change took place at the factory, a #1 frame 12 gauge set is a possibility.

Am I reading it correctly as 173981 ?





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Gentlemen ,it is stamped 12 gauge on the rear barrel lug and a 12 Gauge shell fits the chamber perfectly , It is a 12 Gauge ! I am wondering if that is what the " Experimental " part of the equation was / is ? What do you guys think , they all show as 12 Gauges ,maybe they are all built on the # 1 Frame ?

Yes Dean ,That is correct , Pretty neat isn't it !

Yep, you're right Russ. It is a 12 gauge

However, there is nothing experimental about a 1-frame twelve gauge Parker. They were some of the first Parkers made and 12's were made on the 1-frame into the 1920's.
However, a 12 gauge 1-frame Trojan with Twist barrels I'm sure was an experimental concept.






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Dean ,I may be wrong about this but I was /am under the impression that the X Stamping ,stood for experimental ,do you guys know ,is this correct ?

If the X was stamped adjacent to the serial number I would guess something like that but there are X's and +'s stamped on the barrels of thousands of Parkers so I would say no in these cases.





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Twenty or 22 VH 12s with Twist Steel barrels were made for the Iver Johnson company and sold for $25 each if I remember correctly. We posted photos on the forum about six to eight years ago.

The poster's photos show a Trojan Twist barrel set, not Damascus. I have seen a V grade with one barrel of fluid steel and the other Twist Steel. They were blued, Parker factory blued in my judgement.

Bruce ,That would be correct ,in the Serialization Book it is listed as this ;
" PX H O C 12 28 "
P - Plain Twist
X - Experimental ???
O -No Extras
C - Capped Pistol Grip , Maybe Capped ,maybe standard Trojan Grip ?
12 - Gauge
28 - 28" Barrels