I just read this whole thread from Jays initial post till now.If you read it in it's entirety it's really pretty funny.....:biglaugh:

OK,I tried...I will leave this up to more capable hands.I'm gonna go shoot a Parker or two.And maybe even my straight stocked Mod 12 at some of those skeet birds in honor of Francis.:rolleyes:

You have to be quick to bid on those pitchers if you don't keep a daily hook out for them on ebay. I missed one advertised by a lady whose house I can see from the upstairs windows of my house. Didn't see the ad until a couple of hours after it sold, maybe to Chris. I think it would be neat to be able to track a pitcher to the shooter who won it, but I've not been able to do that. Francis, I guess you are here for the duration. As always, congratulations, and my offer of an invitation to attend the Smith shoot still stands.

A bit of eye candy for this thread. Enjoy!

Very nice Tom, thanks for sharing the early Parker and Hunter Arms trophies...

Just curious, what are the height/width dimensions on the Parker trophy, and is there anything engraved on the backside of the Hunter Arms Bolo identifying the winner or year presented?...

Best, CSL
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Bill,
What did us Elsie guys do to you to deserve that "gracious" invitation to RWTF ? Your free beer at the Southern has been rescinded, but Linda is always welcome !

I've heard of an early shooting trophy that has Parker lifter guns as legs on the silver cup but never actually seen the item. Anybody else ever heard rumor of that one?

DLH

Shooting was a much more accepted sport in all its forms 90-120 years ago and I just think that with all the competition to sell trap guns that Parker would have not let Smith be the only one with something nice to put on the mantle,something the distaff side would approve of .I collect loving cups and have found a lot of them gathering dust in attics and think that if guns were just tools and a means to an end that there would be no reason to attach much importance to a trophy after the recipient had passed or lost interest.Have found tennis,golf,car racing,horse racing and even cock fighting trophies scrounging around.Some really nice and some made by an outfit in Meriden.

Robert,Those made in Meriden could have been Britannia or International Silver among others. Meriden was known as "The Silver City" because of its many manufactories for the silver industry.

Dave,
Wallace Silver was another large manufacturer of all things silver in the Meriden/Wallingford area.