Trojan hinge pin?

[B. Dudley]

Yes. All Trojans were fitted with the earlier style 1pc pin. This was a cost saving point that was used on the Trojan only.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

This was a cost saving point that was used on the Trojan only.

Nope. Sorry Brian, that is not correct. The two-piece slotted hinge pin was introduced sometime in the mid-1890's. According to TPS no patent or patent date has been found for the two-piece hinge pin. Up until the introduction of the two-piece hinge pin all grades of Parker shotguns had the earlier one-piece hinge pin with the exception of the very earliest guns which didn't have the recessed pin design. The Trojan was the only Parker that retained the earlier one-piece hinge pin, as you mentioned, as a cost-saving measure..... with the exception of the Invincibles which did not have a recessed hinge pin.