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04-02-2023, 04:32 PM | #3 | ||||||
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The photo was taken at "Grouse Camp" in Vermont and the Trojan accounted for a big cock grouse and a YOY to add a tad to the bag's heft that morning.
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04-02-2023, 04:51 PM | #4 | ||||||
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I’ll bet you remember that day forever…I hope you do.
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04-02-2023, 09:42 PM | #5 | ||||||
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Beautiful photo and of course beautiful gun. It looks surprisingly like mine. It too a 16g but older and on the #1 frame but even then its only 6.5lbs. Who did the restoration on it if I may ask ?
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04-02-2023, 09:45 PM | #6 | ||||||
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Nice picture there Dean,
Mr Ruffed grouse, the most elusive and the most noble game bird, in my opinion. I have hardly hunted many grouse like most of the serious hunters on this fine forum, just once I was able to take 2 in 1 morning, hopefully there will be more, but that is a morning I will remember. |
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04-02-2023, 09:49 PM | #7 | ||||||
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Nice picture, Dean. We all know Parker made some of the most beautiful graded shotguns. I am so pleased you posted a Trojan a "working mans gun". The Trojan was the Parker one would find in the small town hardware store. A town of 1500 or less. Possibly in the local sporting goods store to be purchsed over the counter. I also hunt with a couple of Trojans. I enjoy the history when I carry these fine old guns.
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04-03-2023, 07:49 AM | #8 | ||||||
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Nice pic Dean, certainly worthy of being a home page pic.
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04-03-2023, 09:45 AM | #9 | ||||||
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That is a great one! Good work Dean R and John D!
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04-03-2023, 11:17 AM | #10 | |||||||
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When I bought this Trojan about 15+ years ago the seller told me it had been done by the Ohio Case Color co. but I have no evidence of that. Dave Suponski has a Trojan 20 with 28" barrels that could be my gun's twin inre to the case colors and the high quality of restoration. .
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