Parker Trojans - Barrel Length

Carl Beers · 08-19-2009, 06:01 PM

Over the last few months I've looked at several Parker Trojans and have found the barrel length on a few to be exactly 1/8" under the full book length. They were made in 26" 28" and 30 " barrel lengths; in several instances I found barrels to be 27 7/8" inches long on what I would have thought to be a 28" barrel and in the case of one 30" barrel, it was 29 7/8" in length. I've seen the shortness on all three gauge of Trojans. Each barrel had the clear space between the end of the barrel and back to the wavy line matting. Upon close inspection of the muzzle end they all appear to have been uncut in that the barrels were touching and no other signs of being cut. Is it possible that on Trojans, since they were the lowest grade Parker, that quality control in barrel length was a bit lax? I've not seen a 26" barrel to be short. I'm curious what you experts out there think? Has anyone else picked up on this? What impact should this have on price if any? Your thoughts please.

Dean Romig · 08-19-2009, 06:25 PM

I've seen several guns of lower grades that had barrels "trimmed" up to about 1/8" probably because they had seen some pretty hard use and the muzzles got a bit dinged up. I'll check my last remaining 26" Trojan 16 tonight.

Autumn Daze · 08-19-2009, 07:00 PM

Carl,I went and dug out my 16ga. 28" Trojan. The barrels are uncut with the kiels in place and the matting ending about 1/8" from the muzzles. They measure 27 15/16".

Bill Murphy · 08-19-2009, 07:01 PM

Carl, I'm still looking for the 32" Trojan and I expect it to be right on the money. If the blank space on the end of the rib is in place and the bores are right, no adjustment in price or value should be neccesary for any barrel length.

Carl Beers · 08-19-2009, 08:46 PM

Bill....as long as we're wishing, I'll go for one of the 28 gauge Trojans; you can have the other one. And then the 12 ga with the 36" barrels. If they're a sixteenth inch or so short, that'll be okay.....CARL

Wild Skies · 08-19-2009, 09:48 PM

My early 12-ga. Trojan's barrels measure exactly 30" long.

Dean Romig · 08-19-2009, 10:19 PM

Parker Trojan 202066 (listed in "Parkers Found") has a barrel length of 25 15/16" , are uncut and listed in the Serialization book as 26". The barrels on this gun may very well have been trimmed as the entire gun has been nicely refinished.

Ed Blake · 08-19-2009, 10:29 PM

I'll take a Trojan skeet gun with straight grip and single trigger. TPS talks about them, sure wish Remington had made some.

Dean Romig · 08-19-2009, 10:39 PM

Someone will correct me if I'm wrong but I believe there were two prototypes made as Ed describes.

George Blair · 08-19-2009, 10:47 PM

1926 Trojan 12 Ga letters at 28", measures about 1/32 short. Pretty sure the only thing this gun has had done to it is shot and drug. George