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Originally Posted by Bruce Day
I agree that a V grade is the best value in a Parker, and add that a damascus G is also a great bargain. When Remington accountants reviewed Parker Bros pricing and cost of production, they determined that Parker Bros had been losing money on V grades for the several years preceeding the 1934 buyout.
I disagree that with a Trojan you get the same Parker gun as with any higher grade. You get a Parker but to me a Parker is all about the details, most of which are absent in the Trojan. You do get a quality gun. Its not the Trojan that made Parker Bros successful and famous.
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I own an I grade Lefever and a very nice Sterlingworth and the Trojan is in the same class. So I think it is logical that a DH is a better place to put my Parker buying $. A VH is nice too, but far from a fancy gun, but they do have Parker "bones".
This whole "Parker" thing is a mind set. But it's more than that. When I inspect my two Parkers the quality of the barrels/action and the wood to metal fit are spectacular. I'm not just saying this. It is true.
I handed my GH to a skeet shooting friend. He mounted the gun and it came directly to his eye. It is amazing, and in the day when they mounted the gun from their waist it was important that they came to your eye quickly. A Parker will do that.
So there are lots of things that make Parkers exceptional. But I'm probably speaking to the choir.