Thomas Gilbert's Parker

[Drew Hause]

Jan. 18 1908 Sporting Life
http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1908/VOL_50_NO_19/SL5019014.pdf
Among the many souvenir cards of greeting sent the Gun Editor is to be noted a photo of Fred Gilbert's seven-year-old son, Thomas Marshall Gilbert, showing how he celebrated the New Year. The successful combination is a bunch of pigeons, a twenty gauge Parker Hammerless, some boxes of Winchester-Du Pont shells and last, but not least, a bright-eyed boy who inherits his father's skill.

Anyone have knowledge of the gun's specifications or whereabouts?

[George M. Purtill]

And what are Winchester-Du Pont shells? The names don't seem to go together in my very little knowledge of our ammunition history.

[Drew Hause]

The ‘machine loaded’ shells and components available in the 1895 Montgomery Ward & Co. catalog
http://books.google.com/books?id=zWel51IwQ2AC&pg=PA473&lpg#v=onepage&q&f=false
The 'Trap Shooters Delight' could be ordered with "E.C.", Schultze, American Wood, Black Powder, Dupont Bulk Smokeless or Laflin & Rand Bulk Smokeless powder. 12g Winchester “Leader” and “Blue Rival” NPEs and UMC 12g Green “Trap” NPEs are offered.

Winchester Leader with Mullerite

http://pic20.picturetrail.com:80/VOL1373/6511424/19974446/381365784.jpg

U.M.C with whatever Bulk or Dense powder you desired

http://pic20.picturetrail.com:80/VOL1373/6511424/19974446/402530012.jpg

After about 1905 the shell makers stopped listing the specific powder

[Drew Hause]

BTW: Gilbert was both a DuPont and Winchester Professional Representative.

Lots of infro here
https://docs.google.com/a/damascusknowledge.com/document/d/1F2sQuPm05IE4VWYYnCkvuXmYEzQoWd_SQgaAfUOZEFU/preview

[Dean Romig]

Inquiring minds want to know - was there really an Annie Oakley Gilbert? :confused:

[Dave Noreen]

DuPont didn't get controlling interest of Remington Arms Co., Inc. and Peters Cartridge Co. until 1934. Prior to that they supplied powder to all our ammunition manufacturers.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/Ansleyone/Winchester/REPEATER12-ga3DramsDuPont_zpsdbb1763f.jpg

[Drew Hause]

Some here might enjoy this thread
http://www.trapshooters.com/threads/dupont-powders-are-record-breakers.236168/

[George M. Purtill]

Thanks Drew and Dave.
Some of the best sporting artwork is the result of ammunition marketing. The thread that Drew linked is fascinating.
Thanks again