Getting back to the Trojan for a minute. I have a little 20 ga. that I mentioned in an earlier thread.
I think the Trojan is an important part of the whole Parker story.
It was an effort to reach an important demographic, who was looking for a no-frills quality tool for the job at hand. These guns were made to use, and used they were. High condition examples are rare, because of the very purpose of this gun.
The Parker company managed to create a very useful, and useable double gun, which I find to be a delight in the field. My little 20 is a virtual wand on the desert quail around my house.
I think any real Parker collection should have one, if nothing else, just to illustrate the other end of the quality shotgun spectrum. It’s beautiful simplicity. Take good care of it, but use it as the tool it was intended to be.
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