The dimensions of the Smith Fred Gilbert used to win the Grand Smokeless Championship Handicap Live-bird Tournament given by the E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. in
1895 and the “E.C.” Inanimate Target Championship held at the Guttenburg, New Jersey racetrack in
1896 were:
Drop at comb, 1 3/8 inches; at the heel, 2 inches; length from trigger to heel, 14 1/4 inches; trigger to toe 14 1/2 inches; and trigger to center of butt 14 inches; with a full pistol grip and 30-inch full choke barrels.
"Modern" by any measure
