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Drew Hause 08-05-2018 01:21 PM

Charles Zwirlein and his Parker
 
Charles Zwirlein (1857 – 1946) operated Zwirlein’s Park and Shooting Grounds in Yardville, N.J. starting about 1895

1895 & 1896 GAH used a Smith

1897
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrar.../SL3012021.pdf
Parker gun, 3 1/4 drams Hazard “Blue Ribbon”, 1 1/8 oz. No. 7 shot, in a U.M.C. factory load

1898 GAH using a Parker and Hazard “Blue Ribbon”

Challenged J.A.R. Elliott for the “Cast Iron” Medal in 1899
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrar.../SL3402012.pdf
Zwirlein used a Parker double gun, 3 1/4 and 3 1/2 Hazard “Blue Ribbon” smokeless, 1 1/4 oz. No. 7 and No. 6 in first and second barrels respectively.

He participated in the 1900 GAH at Live Birds, but there is no mention of him or his shooting grounds in Sporting Life thereafter.


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