Update on Grade 5 Trojan
 

Mearl Mace and I met this afternoon and I got a chance to see his Grade 5 Trojan. It's a nice gun and someone obviously spent a lot of money to upgrade this Trojan. Here are my observations, followed by pictures.

1. The engraving is nice but I don't think it was done by a master engraver.
2. The receiver is blued and the sides of the frame have the profile of the higher grades but not as deep.
3. The floor plate engraving is not like anything I've seen.
4. The forend iron is original but blued
5. A metal tip was installed.
6. Checkering on forend has mullard borders
7. Trojan barrels with engraved bands at breach.
8. Trojan steel stamped on top rib
9. The butt stock is probably off a G grade gun. The serial number is not stamped in the wood under the trigger guard. Figure of the grain looks like G grade wood.
10. Butt stock checkering has mullard borders
11. Right barrel .736 bore, .725 choke. Choke starts 4" from muzzle
12. Left barrel .739 bore, .725 choke. Choke starts 4" from muzzle.
13. Barrels are uncut

Next post starts the pictures

Mearl would like comments.

Looks like a nice upgrade to me. I do not think this was done by Parker at all.
This was done aftermarket.

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still more

Mearl also brought along 3 other Parkers. One was a VHE that was also upgraded with additional engraving and non original wood. It had a non factory vent rib and beavertail forend. Both the forend and butt stock were not original however the forend did have the reinforcing screw and iron with ejectors. There was a custom grip cap installed. This gun had the previous owners name on the trigger guard. Sorry I don't remember his name however he was a pro baseball pitcher for the Red's in the 30's and early 40's. Mearl showed me an original baseball card for him and a letter from the Baseball Hall of Fame stating that he was not in the Hall of Fame but had statistics that were Hall of Fame caliber.

The other 2 guns were original except for possibly the chokes on the GH. A 1891 GH that had Vulcan barrels which were factory. The second was a very nice 32" SC SBT from about 1922.

Chuck , thanks for taking the time and helping Mearl with his custom Parkers.

thanks Chuck for all your help it was greatly appreciated I wonder if I send this gun to Delgreco if he will know exactly who did the work? I'm just curious as to what went down with it, let me know what you guys think

Mearl, you mean Larry and Lawrence Del Grego. I suppose it is possible but not probable. Suggest you call and send photos first. Their contact information is on our links page.

A neat gun. You can see the Trojan sculpting on the bottom, but the sides were filed into a graded gun style. Very interesting work.