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Originally Posted by Bruce Day
In the Dick Washburn example shown above, he related that he did it to demonstrate his abilities. That gun still has the non dolls head rib extension which is received into a slot in the action frame. Its not unusual that engravers take on a Trojan to showcase their talents, but certainly trying to do the frame sculpting, bolster ribs, and complex engraving is a difficult task made more difficult unless a V grade is used.
But I suppose we could say that the Washburn gun is an A-1 Special Trojan and the Mace gun is a B grade Trojan ! Now where do I find that in the Parker Serialization and Identification Book.......
Mearl, Chuck Bishop knows his Parkers and taking him up on his offer could be enlightening.
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I emailed him this morning and am waiting for his call back I had equipment issues and I'm home now so hopefully we will get together soon and find out what I have
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