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I think the Steve Olin engraved A-1 Special upgrade Trojan is somewhat sculptured, but I'm not sure. The gun was built and engraved years ago but it recently appeared for sale on one of the internet sites. It is truly a part of Parker history. I saw it many years ago and I was astounded that Steve had used a Trojan as a base for the project.
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Note that the Bbl Loosness which is of major importance is the fit of the bbls to the breech. A gun with a poor fitting forend may have loose bbls when broken open. This is undesirable, but not really of critical importance. A spring loaded forend which pulls the bbls forward thus takes up the slack between the hook & hinge pin & the gun "Appears" tight when open. Upon closing this same tension pulls the bbls away from the breech face thus accenuating any "Off-face" condition which might exist. Futhermore unless the hinge joint is kept squeeky clean & properly lubricated, the increased friction from the spring holding the hook into the pin can accenuate wear. Gimme A Deely anyday. Incidently Anson & Deely collaborated on a hammerless box lock action, the forend latch is Purely Deely, Anson had nothing to do with it, so it is not an A&D latch.
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Incidently Anson & Deely collaborated on a hammerless box lock action, the forend latch is Purely Deely, Anson had nothing to do with it, so it is not an A&D latch.
Thanks 2-Piper. That's a fact I was unaware of. I'll keep that in mind whenever I make reference to that latch.
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Integrity is like virginity, only you can give it away and only once!
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Aren't those lever release forends a Deeley and Edge patent ?
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Aren't those lever release forends a Deeley and Edge patent ? Daryl; That is correct, thanks for the correction. They are quite often just referred to as a Deely forend & in pointing out they weren't A&D I temporarily "Lost the Edge".
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That is one stunning upgrade, considering what he had to start with. The only thing that would give it away is the rib extension. What a work of art!!
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The linked gun is the Olin gun I was referring to. I haven't seen it for probably fifteen years. By the way, a friend used a set of Trojan barrels to build a fluid steel hammer gun, using the snap on forend feature. However, the neat touch was that he inletted the latch mechanism and tip so it looks like it has a Deeley and Edge forend release. It is one interesting hammer gun.
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