John Hopkins Noel 1924 Olympic Gold Metal

[Frank Puryear]

This exhibit just opened at the Tennessee State Museum. JH Noel was the first Tennessean to win an Olympic Gold Medal in 1924. I'm not an expert on SBT guns, so maybe someone can identify it. These are the best pics I can get through the glass of the exhibit.

[Stan Hoover]

That would be a Grade 5E Ithaca Knick, silver birds to boot

[Bill Murphy]

Nice display, nice Knick.

[Drew Hause]

Scroll down to the bottom here for information regarding the 1924 Olympic Games
https://docs.google.com/document/d/185YOyQl7GIB9OYLs9Hr3tnMLHqs4rjEdR4j_E9l4HLw/edit

John Noel used a prosthetic left hand
http://www.shootatatn.com/HOF-John-Noel.html

He is back row on L and I believe the gun is a straight stock Model 12

https://photos.smugmug.com/Trap-Skeet/Olympics-1901-Match/i-kkp2npX/0/LktTdBTfSkntwc34rhxdqHQzz8L2LtRND86dHBkjb/M/1924OlympicTeam-M.jpg (https://drewhause.smugmug.com/Trap-Skeet/Olympics-1901-Match/i-kkp2npX/A)

John Noel, Samuel Sharman, William Silkworth, Fred Etchen (top right) and Frank Hughes (second from right and high gun in the Team Competition with 92). Wilford Fawcett (bottom left), Captain, and Clarence Platt.
Top 4 scores; Etchen, Hughes, Sharman & Silworth 363x400, counted toward the Team medals.
The gentleman in the middle, back row may be John “Cap” Grier who was competing in 50m Rifle.

[Drew Hause]

https://eu.tennessean.com/story/sports/olympics/2024/07/22/olympics-tennessees-first-gold-medalist-john-h-noel-won-at-the-1924-paris-games-clay-pigeon-shooting/74272652007/

[Arthur Shaffer]

For those who didn't read the link concerning his prosthetic hand, it is worse than that and pretty incredible. He lost part of the fingers of his right hand when a gun exploded (so must have been a failure in the breech section) and his left hand was "torn away" when a gun discharged while crossing a fence during a hunt.

[Drew Hause]

This photo and newspaper clipping, which I believe to be from the 1916 Tenn. State Shoot just came up on ebay
https://www.ebay.com/itm/186614516425?_nkw=vintage+trap+shooting&itmmeta=01J721AAC31921MMB5JG8DRY5Q&hash=item2b73178ac9:g:zysAAOSwD2RmOlG2&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA0HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKltd9L %2BjYQxTw0OzUbu65o9S1Z9NWpE0J45Vw4KgBOMT7F6q53wD3u aE2OushnT7MOvThnDDdxM4f%2FyouxgvqzYS%2F78Rdltt9q%2 Ff1Wu2nPeNECEfGkm21ohQh9a8PU9CwnoAjLe%2Bzcmpq0KkPk bcDHtGeSEPgq0zr4kAs%2B9ENN%2F5p7a%2BYKkzgofyHF3Hkj kAijB4MnM%2Fqo9%2F0IHv3cao6Fzm%2B22Bq9ZAHQ5YJGgMa8 86HF2MLChkivommb9dZBOdbc%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR5KmqcG4ZA

[Drew Hause]

August 1921 "Outdoor Life" possibly with a straight stock Flues SBT

https://photos.smugmug.com/Trap-Skeet/Ithaca/i-xZmfHkR/0/Ktgm3sXdBgZP9r9zZk6sfxTHfFtMBnzVnqK4LZ8jB/M/John%20Noel%20Outdoor%20Life%208-1921-M.png (https://drewhause.smugmug.com/Trap-Skeet/Ithaca/i-xZmfHkR/A)

[Larry Stauch]

Some people took good care of their prized possessions. This one's for sale at a local shop.
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[Stan Hoover]

Larry,
it would be good to know more about this Ithaca Flues, that is not a Ithaca engraving scheme that I recall, do you remember the grade?
Stan

[Larry Stauch]

As I recall, they said it was a 4E and I believe that to be correct.
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[Dave Noreen]

That is an early Flues SBT No. 4E with the pre-McGraw engraving. Which style bolting does it have?

[Will Gurton]

This photo and newspaper clipping, which I believe to be from the 1916 Tenn. State Shoot just came up on ebay
https://www.ebay.com/itm/186614516425?_nkw=vintage+trap+shooting&itmmeta=01J721AAC31921MMB5JG8DRY5Q&hash=item2b73178ac9:g:zysAAOSwD2RmOlG2&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA0HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKltd9L %2BjYQxTw0OzUbu65o9S1Z9NWpE0J45Vw4KgBOMT7F6q53wD3u aE2OushnT7MOvThnDDdxM4f%2FyouxgvqzYS%2F78Rdltt9q%2 Ff1Wu2nPeNECEfGkm21ohQh9a8PU9CwnoAjLe%2Bzcmpq0KkPk bcDHtGeSEPgq0zr4kAs%2B9ENN%2F5p7a%2BYKkzgofyHF3Hkj kAijB4MnM%2Fqo9%2F0IHv3cao6Fzm%2B22Bq9ZAHQ5YJGgMa8 86HF2MLChkivommb9dZBOdbc%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR5KmqcG4ZA

It's been on there a while Drew I see that a familiar name to me "Jake Gibbs" was the High Professional but I haven't been able to pick him out from the photos on line.

Will