Bill and Daryl have summed it up nicely, but I’ll add one more thing. I have #103439 from 1901. It’s an odd duck and may not be a pigeon gun but I think it was used in the pigeon ring because it was ordered by a H.E. Anderson of Lancaster, PA. In my research I found Mr Anderson mentioned as a organizer and promoter of pigeon/trap shoots in Md/Pa. Chuck’s letter indicates it was patterned to shoot extra close with 48 grs of Schultz powder under 11/4 oz of #7 shot. It was ordered with a wide flat rib with 28” barrels on a #3 frame and Lyman ivory twin beads. It is a DH and has a safety. The stock is 14”x 13/4” x 21/4” but this is not specified in the records. The gun has an unusual configuration and it could have been intended as a waterfowler, but I think it was made for pigeons.
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