Hello from Maine

[Lucas Kostenbader]

Hello, just recently came into possession of a 1926 parker brothers trojan 20ga that was part of a lot I had purchased from a friend. He didn't know much about it other than it was originally his great uncles and was then passed down to his father. He said his father used it a handfull of times before he was sent to Vietnam and after returning had lost interest in firearms altogether. Friend said it had sat in a gun cabnet in the basement ever since until just this past summer when his father passed and he came into possession of it. It appears to be completely functional and everything looks to be in working order. Does have some cosmetic issue, the finish on one side of the stock has bubbled up from what I am assume is moisture getting into the wood from sitting in a hand dug basement for 50 years. Surprisingly I didn't find any rust on the barrel or receiver so it looks like he had oiled everything before its storage. Not sure if the condition is to the point where it wouldn't significantly harm the value if I had the stock refinished and had the gun cleaned properly. Not really sure what the value would be, a local gun shop told my friend it was worth around $500 and that's what he based his value on when he sold it to me. Also other than the year and the fact it says trojan on the barrel I'm not really sure about any other specifications on the gun. I'll attach some pictures and would love to learn more information on this gun. I intend to use it at my family's yearly clay pigeon shoot we do every summer and possibly up north for autumn partridge season to replace my model 24 winchester which is in need of a restoration. Looking forward to learning more about these guns.