Well, in the "ain't it a small world department".... Phil sends the post above and further sends me a PM asking if the gun is located at such and such a gun shop as he heard the retired owner discussing the details with someone on the phone.
How is that even possible.
Yes, Phil is right, it was me on the phone and that is the Trojan I have been posting about. Now here is the kicker. He has offered to go back to the shop and take some photos to send along to me!
Now I am a Scotmsman and an Irishman and I am speechless!
I actually made the 6 hour trip down to this gun shop to view the gun and make a determination. My intent upon leaving my driveway was to buy the gun. It was all that it was described, with one specific difference. I located a dent in the right barrel at about the mid-point! As I have come to find out this is not either a big deal or something to be concerned with. It was however, for someone who has always purchased new or as new firearms. It was a deal breaker at the time. I have since done a lot of research and am confident this can be repaired with minimal risk.
So barring something between now and mid-week next week I will move from the ranks of Parker admirer to officially being a Parker collector. Though the collection be humble. But, as Bill Mullins our esteemed President wrote in the Parker Pagess volume 20, Autumn 2013, pps 10, a collection is "one or more".
Well then color me a collector.
I will post some photos as soon as Phil or I have some. I will also use this thread to chronicle the guns transition from its' current state to "Shooter Trojan". So stay tuned if you've a mind to. You can at least watch as one morphs from new PGCA member to ne'er do well, right before your very eyes!
We are far from done here, so I will from time to time need further assistance. Until then put your feet up, relax and have cool drink (as we say in the mid-west) ;<), and again, thanks for help.
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