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Unread 01-20-2025, 08:14 AM   #31
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They are rare but sometimes you can find those missing brls, just ask Murphy! Gary
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What a great and educational turn of events, almost 8 years in the making.
The pictures of the complete gun will be an interesting conclusion to the tale.
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Default 10 gauge Trojan

Interesting reading on page 246 of the TPS about these Trojans. It lists seven 10 gauges, 4 with 30" barrels and 3 with 32" barrels, but in the table immediately below that paragraph it lists no 10 gauge guns. That seems odd.
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Probably a simple oversight by the authors of TPS.





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Update: Well folks it is with mixed emotions to report the happy ending.... not the fairy tale ending I had hoped. The owner of the barrels could not part with the barrels. so in the best interest of all parties involved, the back half of the gun will be in his possession soon. His intent is to have the gun put back together in its entirety. It has been a whirl wind journey these last several weeks and although some disappointment has crept in, the opportunity to be involved in such a worthy Parker endeavor gives me personal pride and satisfaction. Good luck to the new owner and maybe, just maybe I'll see that gun again some day. My Parker journey has another chapter..... on to the next.
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Well I hope he is as generous as you are Dean, and that he will share pictures of it altogether for the posterity of “Parker Knowledge”.





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Dean, this is a perfect example of what Parker's do for me. If I couldn't share my passion and love for the Old Reliable, then I need to find another rabbit hole. Why not give incredible joy to someone appreciates them like I do.... and in reality, has much less time than I to achieve a 1 in a million chance in the Parker realm. Again,"if it were easy, everyone would do it. It's the hard that makes it great".
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I agree Dean - me too.





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You just have to wonder why Iver Johnson felt the need to order these guns with the Twist Steel Barrels when I would feel certain the Trojan Steel was readily available ????
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More likely the Brothers P had an excess to their needs of Twist and Damascus tubes and offered Iver a deal to make use of them. By 1916 composite iron and steel barrels were no longer being offered in Ithaca Gun Co. catalogs. A.H. Fox Gun Co. never offered them.
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