Question about 2 1930 Parkers

The DH on a 1 & 1/2 frame in 12 gauge was a very popular mid-grade Parker gun--as the membership will tell you, the more fotos and details you can supply us, the better we can assist you, should you wish to sell either or both Parkers- The Vulcan was Parkers "Field grade" until about just prior to WW1 era- they brought out the Trojan as an aconomy grade, possibly to compete with the popular AH Sterlingworth model. Trojan steel and the always used No. 2 frame for the 12 gauge, plus you may see a O superimposed on a V on the water table (the flat part of the receiver that takes the barrels and lug-

I have owned two "using" Trojan 12 gauge Parkers over the years- mechanically they are solid and reliable as any good quality boxlock gun ever made- As many of the purchasers of a Trojan Parker "in the day" had that as their only shotgun, Parker made them on a slightly heavy frame for their gauge: No. 2 for the 12, No. 1 for the 16 and No. 0 for the 20 gauge, as their owners, possibly like many hunters then tended to shoot heavy loads-

You might be interested to know that Mr. Skeuse, at one time President of Reagent Chemical Ind. and the "factor" behind the Japanese-Winchester produced Parker Reproductions (now long since discontinued) used Parker Trojans for his bird hunting- believe he said "I want a good gun I don't have to 'baby'- and another thing about the Trojan, due to its frame configurations, it can't be "upgraded" into a AHE from a VHE, for example-

Welcome to the PGCA, may I suggest you take a membership and possibly request research on your two fine shotguns. The serial numbers sound about right, and if they have the case colors and blue and wood finish, I infer they were properly stored away all these years--