Trojan 28 Gauge - Page 3

Bill Murphy · 02-07-2021, 10:18 AM

Matt, the 20 gauge 30" Trojan is a bit rarer than the 16 gauge 30" Trojan. Yes, the 30" 20 gauge does letter. It is serial #181,193, was ordered by Arthur DuBray when he was in California. The price was $25.00, obviously a low budget California duck gun.

C.O.B. · 02-07-2021, 11:06 AM

I have a set of 28ga barrels from James Purdey 28 inches M/F. There fitted to an A1 special upgrade but I have no real need for them.

Matt Buckley · 02-07-2021, 03:15 PM

I wonder if that 30" Trojan 20 gauge got in on the California duck hunting at one of the duck hunting clubs in the day. It makes it especially cool that it was ordered up by DuBray.

Bill Murphy · 02-07-2021, 05:04 PM

Yup, this great 30" 20 gauge Trojan made it under the wire by quite a bit, being shipped on July 29, 1918, right at the height of duck club activity. It was shipped to Lewald and Schlueter, Fresno, California a volume gun dealer of the time. Further, it was bored full and full. The stock book entry slipped by the Serialization Book researchers because of a missing stock book, but the order book survived to show us the lone 30" 20 gauge Trojan.

Matt Buckley · 02-07-2021, 09:05 PM

Full and full choke, sounds like a California Duck gun to me. I love the things you can learn on this forum with a simple question. We have learned there probably wasn't a 28 gauge Trojan ever made but there was a 20 gauge with 30" barrel.

Bill Murphy · 02-16-2021, 06:09 PM

Next step is to measure the chambers of the 30" 20 gauge Trojan. The letter does not mention long chambers. Research continues. Remember, even Edwin Hedderly's small bores had short chambers.