PARKER BHE TRAP GUN OR LIVE PIGEON GUN?

[Jim DiSpagno]

As Reggie stated, both as live bird shooting was on the decline in the US, trap shooting at clay targets was on the rise at the time this wonderful gun was made.

[Drew Hause]

Bill: did the letter document who originally ordered the gun? If so, we could investigate if he was a well-known shooter.

[Bill Burwash]

Originally Posted by Drew Hause

Bill: did the letter document who originally ordered the gun? If so, we could investigate if he was a well-known shooter.

The gun was made for Isaac Pitbaldo of Winnipeg Manitoba. However, the gun was sent to Marshall Wells Hardware in Duluth MN. Mr Pitbaldo must have travelled to Duluth for business, or maybe shooting, and took the gun back home.
The Parker letter says that the gun order was taken Mr Du Bray who was a senior salesman for Parker as well as a world class pigeon and trap shooter.
I'm not aware whether there was a tie between Messrs Du Bray and Pitbaldo or not.
Mr Pitbaldo was a well established lawyer and keen sportsman and a member of a waterfowling club in the famous Delta Marsh northwest of Winnipeg. He and his son were part of a group that founded Ducks Unlimited around 1937.
Thanks for volunteering to do some research.
Bill