skeet trophy

[Jeff Kuss]

Ok guys,
I just got this on ebay. What does MSSA stand for?
I can guess skeet shooting association. Is the M a state?

[Eric Estes]

Good question. A quick look shows a MSSA for Maryland, Montana, Missouri, Mississippi, Massachusetts, and Minnesota. Neat find.

[Jeff Kuss]

I took a chance. This is what it looked like when I bought it.
It's amazing what a little brass cleaner will do.

[Gary Laudermilch]

Some of those states never heard of skeet in 1941. I'll bet you can narrow it down to those in the NE.

[Bill Murphy]

That is probably a trophy from the Massachusetts Skeet Shooting Association. I have some MSSA trophies in my collection from ebay. Some have been attributed to Dick Shaughnesy. Since this is a class C trophy, it is probably not one of Dick's.

[Dean Romig]

I agree with Bill on his observations.
The whole country knew all about skeet by 1941... After all, skeet had officially been around since 1926 and from the beginning skeet caught on like wildfire all across the country.





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[Randy Davis]

Nice ol trophy. I collect the old Trapshooting trophies, mainly 1900`s to 1950.
Some from the collection...
Trap3

[Bill Murphy]

"Class" Five Man Team events are not common in skeet and weren't in 1941 either. However, the All Gauge Five Man Team event at the Massachusetts State Shoot was won by the Minute Man Sportsman's Club team from Lexington. Their score was 472X500.

[Dean Romig]

The Minuteman Club still exists and is only about 15 miles from my house, yet I have never shot there.





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[Gary Laudermilch]

Dean, I think you over estimate the popularity of skeet, especially 75 years ago. When I was in the Army at Ft. Campbell, KY I shot International skeet on the post but another skeet range was over two hours away. Then when I got out I looked for a skeet range close to home and I eventually found one that again was two hours away. Trap ranges were a dime a dozen though.

More recently, in 1980 when I moved to my current location, skeet ranges were virtually non existent in my locale. Again, it was all about trap. It has only been in the last 20 years or so that a few skeet ranges have popped up but now they are having trouble keeping up with sporting clays. I'm betting a big chunk of the US, especially in pheasant country, skeet ranges were pretty difficult to find. But it is just a guess based on my limited experience.

[Rich Anderson]

Michigan State Skeet association perhaps??