Trojan frame size

[Dean Romig]

In the realm of Parkers we 'never say never'. I had a Trojan 16 with 26" barrels choked Mod/Full with about 3 3/4" of choke in the right barrel and almost 4 1/4" of choke in the left barrel. Both chokes had between 1/4" and 3/8" of parallel walls at the muzzle. It was all original except that it had been very nicely refinished sometime in the more recent past. It was made in 1923 and the serial number is 202066. You can read about it in "Parkers Found" in Parker Pages. More recently the blurb about this Trojan has been condensed but if you grab an issue from 2009 or 2010 you can read the full text about this gun. It is on the 1-frame but is lighter than some of my 0-frame sixteens.

Incidentally, my brother-in-law now owns the gun and he lives about eight miles from me so I can measure the exact choke constriction if it is important to anyone.

Best, Dean

[J. A. EARLY]

Dean,

Certainly Parker changed it's mind on whether they would vary from their firm position on what could be had in a Trojan. I was just making the point to Harold that this gun has two strikes against it being a Trojan based on the phone conversation; but if it is, as you say it is a rare bird indeed, especially in 1917. Or someone knew someone at Parker or one of the employees had it built that way. The jury is still out on what it really is though.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Jerry Harlow

Dean,
The jury is still out on what it really is though.

Absolutely correct Jerry. Seeing is believing so we'll just wait and see.

The gun needs to be held in hand and every detail examined closely.

[Bill Murphy]

A seller who cannot identify a Trojan from a VH is not likely to own a bore micrometer. This gun is probably a nice 0 frame VH. Or it could actually be a Trojan with 0 mark on the lug, in which case it is probably a 20 gauge. Either way, it's probably a good deal if it has no other problems. If you could tell us the serial number, we likely could tell you exactly what you are considering.