Over the years I have amassed a nice pile of DGJ back issues. From time to time I like to flip back through them. Started reading through them back about 2 weeks ago. This has resulted in my Parker collection (which had once been at a high of 4, but had dwindled to 2 very nice DHs in an effort to improve the quality), increasing by 4 guns in the past 10 days. Madnees strikes us at tines I guess.
Anyway, one of these guns really came out of left field on me. I was reading Ron Kirby's excellent article on the Parker Trojan in I believe a 1995 issue of DGJ. This reminded me how much I liked the Trojan I had procured from Wildwood guns and owned for a few years before trading it off. So to gunbroker I went....
I found a trojan alright or it found me. Not technically a family gun, but dang close. I found a 1914 trojan 12ga, with rib extension which I think is cool, that belonged to my grandfather's hunting buddy who was also my mother and uncle's godfather. The way this connection was made and the man who owned it would make a good parker pages article someday, but for tonight, I have purchased a decent but rough (most of its visual issues were present 45 + years ago when he still had it) 12 ga trojan made in 1914 that has a neat family connection off of gunbroker of all places.
The question now is who kills me 1st, my banker or my wife....4 parkers in 10 days.....madness...but good madness
