Summer 2013 double gun journal. Parker prototype article.
 

From what I had been hearing, the summer issue is working its way into the hands of subscribers. And those subscribers that are Parker enthusiasts, I'm sure, would be interested in an article that I wrote about Parker design engineer James P. Hayes and a 1928 prototype Trojan that he built.

For any members here that do not subscribe to DGJ, I would strongly suggest seeking out this issue.

Brian,

That is a very impressive article! You certainly conducted your research.

Mark

Just a note to any readers of he article. The figure captions for figures 2 and 3 are flip flopped in the printed article. Any readers at all familiar with the Parker mechanism will figure it out.

I check the mail every day for it. Looking forward to the article.

Brian,
Receive my DGJ yesterday and read your article this AM.
GREAT JOB!!!
In addition to your many gun related talents there must be a few detective genes in your ancestry.
Congratulations!!!
Bob Jurewicz

Brian, that is quite an article you got there. Very well done my friend!! And very ineteresting Parker history.

I received the magazine yesterday and enjoyed the article very much. I cant believe the Trojan prototype was sitting in the Remington museum all that time without anyone knowing what it was. Thanks for the great article.

I forgot to ask what happened to the Parker pump prototype? Do the drawings or even a prototype still exist?

I am sure the drawings or at least copies of them are in the records of The Parker Story authors. As car as I know, the actual prototype of the pump shotgun has not surfaced. I know it is not with the Hayes family.

Brian: GREAT job, I enjoyed your article very much and well written. Amazing story about the continuous drive for improvement and cost reduction. Thanks for your efforts. Craig