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Old 07-15-2018, 11:08 AM   #1
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A Trojan was very unlikely to have been fitted with a pad at the factory. A 12 gauge Trojan looks pretty good with a properly fitter Silver pad.
I hate to take a contrary opinion to that of my buddy, but I don't think any Parker, other than guns built for target shooting, look good with a pad, even Silvers which is the least obnoxious of them all. I once owned a DHE with a seriously perished original pad. I replaced it with a Silvers, but always regretted the fact that the gun didn't have a skeleton butt. I no longer buy any Parker with a pad, original or aftermarket, I am currently looking for a nice BHE or CHE. If it has a pad, I won't buy it. Most Parkers were shipped without a pad. I guess I am somewhat of a purist. But many like pads and thats fine with me. I just don't want them on any of my personal guns.
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Old 07-15-2018, 10:45 PM   #2
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I hate to take a contrary opinion to that of my buddy, but I don't think any Parker, other than guns built for target shooting, look good with a pad, even Silvers which is the least obnoxious of them all. I once owned a DHE with a seriously perished original pad. I replaced it with a Silvers, but always regretted the fact that the gun didn't have a skeleton butt. I no longer buy any Parker with a pad, original or aftermarket, I am currently looking for a nice BHE or CHE. If it has a pad, I won't buy it. Most Parkers were shipped without a pad. I guess I am somewhat of a purist. But many like pads and thats fine with me. I just don't want them on any of my personal guns.

Some Parker DH and DHE's were ordered and supplied with pads. Some make us scratch our heads wondering why... like this little 28 gauge DHE from 1912.

I think it's pretty cute.... It's hard as a rock but it's still cute.


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Here is a factory pad from a 1905 20 gauge hammer gun.
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