Trojan serial # 193704

[Tennessee Dave]

Can someone please check to see what length barrels were original to this gun. I have agreed to buy this gun and have ordered a letter, but I just found out that it has a fore end off of a different gun serial # 218375. The barrels on the gun are 30inch F/F. I want to make sure that the barrels are original to the gun. I still have time to back out of this deal with the seller. He's had the gun for about 30 years and apparently had never removed the fore end to see the different serial number.

[Randy Roberts]

Book says 30"

[Tennessee Dave]

Originally Posted by Randy G Roberts

Book says 30"

I appreciate you looking that up. Did 218375 have 30 inch barrels as well?

[Randy Roberts]

Originally Posted by David Livesay

I appreciate you looking that up. Did 218375 have 30 inch barrels as well?

Nope, 16 Ga with 28" tubes.

[Tennessee Dave]

Originally Posted by Randy G Roberts

Nope, 16 Ga with 28" tubes.

Thank you, sir. So apparently the barrels are original but not the fore end.

[Dylan Rhodes]

I will say it. In 30 years the forend has been off. It’s not plausible to me. There have been multiple questions from yourself on the gun in question. As someone who has been burned before because I became emotionally invested in a gun I already agreed to purchase I would take a step back and ask yourself from an unbiased view of this is the gun you want.

[Tennessee Dave]

Originally Posted by Dylan Rhodes

I will say it. In 30 years the forend has been off. It’s not plausible to me. There have been multiple questions from yourself on the gun in question. As someone who has been burned before because I became emotionally invested in a gun I already agreed to purchase I would take a step back and ask yourself from an unbiased view of this is the gun you want.

The seller said he bought the gun in 1997 and has never fired it. True or not I don't know. I have a couple dozen guns purchased over the last 5 years or so and most I have not fired. I can still back out of the deal, but honestly, I was buying the gun to use as it was intended and it's in a high state of condition so Yeah, I wish it had the original fore end but I'm not yet sure if it's a deal breaker or not.

[J. A. EARLY]

Are you sure of the serial number of the forend? A 12 Trojan is a number 2 frame and a 16 Trojan is a number 1 frame. I really don't know how close the two frames are to make the 16 fit. Maybe someone can answer if it is possible or impossible.

[Tennessee Dave]

The listing is on Guns International #103448202

[Tennessee Dave]

In this picture you can see that the forend is a little narrower that the receiver. Good call J.A.

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