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Toward the very end Remington offered the single trigger on the Trojan, but the records only show that 27 Trojans left the factory with a single trigger. Most of the evolutionary changes to the Parker Bros. hammerless action had been made by the time the Trojan was introduced in 1912. Early Trojans had a useless rib extension that was eliminated on later Trojans, but I don'k know of any difference between a "DuPont" Trojan and those made in Meriden in the late 1920s and early 1930s.

Well, "Run With The FOX", I believe I've probably seen at least a half-dozen Parker "Invinceables" with the serial number 200,001; and I suspect anybody who has been collecting very many years has also. I knew the gun was a fake when I picked it up; but overall, it was one of the better examples I had seen and quite attractive. As a matter of fact, it would be the perfect gun for your future bird shooting pursuits; you'd enjoy looking at it while waiting on that point, and any bird you shot would die much happier knowing that its demise had at least been effected with a beautiful gun! And further, there's the additional perk of having such a beautiful gun highlighting your bird and dog pictures afterwards; but the best part, all this happiness can be obtained for the paltry sum of $12.5K (chump change for the snow birds we regularly see down here)!
Seriously, I collected and shot only Parkers until my eyes were opened and I finally saw the light; but in the interim, I shot a lot of targets and game with many Parkers that also included a very late 16-bore Trojen that Del Grego had converted and re-stocked to straight grip. I actually wish I still had that gun; but fine guns are like beautiful women (and about as expensive!), and my fickle eyes were always wandering and fantasizing about my next acquisition.
As far as Trojen guns with a Parker single trigger, I've not personally seen one and don't recall such option being cataloged; but have heard from reliable individuals that a handful do exit (maybe Eightbore will chime in).
As to Trojen up-grades, there are apparently a hand full of those out there also. A few years ago, while this dumb hill-billy was wasting his time at an Atlanta gun show, a New York engraver had such a gun on display at his table exhibiting his skills; and although I don't recall the engraving pattern exactly, I think it was engraved in the Invinceable style!
And hey, I ain't proud; I'll drink with anybody, including Yankees, as long as what I'm drinking is no stronger than Coca Cola! To do otherwise is against my religion.

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Hey, "Run," you don't list where you might be from in your profile, and no email address. I am not a very long ways from topgun. You started my interest when you mentioned bourbon and branch, I assume Jim Beam black label will be o.k., but then you said you were a dang Yankee! Made me pause. But then you said you attended a gun show in Atlanta, though. I have met both friends and bums at that large show out East from Atlanta about every quarter. Would you care to add to your profile, or to send me an email at kinglarr@knology.net if you want to remain a close-mouthed secretive Yankee and not reveal that information for all to see.

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Check with Ivory Beads, they claimed to have it almost a year ago when we were talking about my Colombian Expo "A".
bill

"Run With The FOX"--AKA--Francis Morin...... Before you were banned from the PGCA site last week you were flush with a pair of rare AAHE 12 bores, now on this forum you say your only "Paaaarkar" is a Trojan 12?

Hard to keep up with all your stories.

Run with the Fox . . . Francis Morin . . . Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox". Have we made a connection here?:)

Nope no connection. I still have only one "Paaaarkar"-and it's a Trojan with 30 barrels- I spent the same amount it would have cost to "prove" any relationship to Francis Marion- the "Swamp Fox" on the Trojan- at a Gun Show in Columbus OH many years ago. So I don't really know for sure, nor do I care- I'd like to own a Fox gun, but good ones are scarce-and if I owned one, I wouldn't be "running" with it in my hands-not safe gun handling-But thanks for the insight- I'll have to check out the Parker Forum!! And my name is not Francis-but again, thanks for asking.