Parker Trojan Model

[Tom Flanigan]

A quick word about Peter Johnson and his book Parker, America’s Finest Shotgun…….I bought the book a couple of years after it came out. I saw it on the shelf of a gun store and was enthralled that a book about Parkers had been written. I loved reading it because he said many things about the Parker that my grandfather had been telling me since I was old enough to know what they were. Johnson was an enthusiast and not a researcher. But his work was the first and he had access to Charlie Parker. I still enjoy reading the book today. It did spark a resurgence in interest of vintage American shotguns, most notably the Parker. I can forgive him for what we now know were mistakes. He was the first to write a book about Parkers long before the others and subsequent research. He and his book are to be commended. I will always hold Peter Johnson in high esteem.