PARKER TROJAN DIFFERENCE(S)

[Bill Murphy]

In Trojans, condition means quite a bit more than era of manufacture. Smaller gauge guns sell for much more than 12 gauges, with condition meaning much more than any other factor other than bore size. The extension rib adds little in any situation. To add a bit of confusion to this discussion, a graded Parker made on special order without an extension rib is a prized collector gun. The extension rib, on a Trojan or a graded Parker, adds nothing to its durability.

[todd allen]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

In Trojans, condition means quite a bit more than era of manufacture. Smaller gauge guns sell for much more than 12 gauges, with condition meaning much more than any other factor other than bore size. The extension rib adds little in any situation. To add a bit of confusion to this discussion, a graded Parker made on special order without an extension rib is a prized collector gun. The extension rib, on a Trojan or a graded Parker, adds nothing to its durability.

This is what I have always heard, though I have to admit to being a little bit puzzled by this.
When a gun is fired, there are forces unleashed in opposite directions between the standing breech, and the barrels. The Doll's Head would, theoretically, be one more mechanism to latch the barrels to the receiver.
I'm not arguing one way or the other, mind you, just expressing my curiosity.