Stick Pin
 

Not a Parker item but, believe this came with my great great uncles quality 4 LC Smith. Anyone seen one like it or know anything about the pin?

What does it say on the back? You may also ask on the Smith collectors website.

No other markings at all, have sent private message to a couple of folks over there
(can't get on site here at work)but have not heard back from them.

It's odd, there's lots more interesting LC Smith memorabilia like that than there is Parker. At one time I had a locket style watch fob with the dog / grouse logo on it. There are celluloid buttons, another type of stick pin, the Lennox vases, lots of fun stuff. From Parker there's almost nothing like this that I've ever seen. That's a great piece you've got there!


Destry

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Scott,
Hunter Arms/L.C. Smith distributed a few varieties of stick pins during the early 1900's. Most were small promotional lapel pins handed out at shooting events, which was a great way for Gun and Powder companies to advertise their name... There were also more elaborate Hunter Arms pins/fobs and other items that were presented as trophies for high gun scores at competition shoots... Your pin is one of the seldom seen harder to find varieties, and may have been given as a prize for good shooting... A pin very similar to yours with a clay target in the center (instead of a dog) sold at action in 2005 for $1,836... As you can see in the two old photos below, early 1900's competition shooters would often decorate their sweaters and jackets with various promotional pins they acquired during their long shooting careers. Also below is the pin I mentioned similar to yours that sold in 2005... If you are interested in additional Hunter Arms pin/fob information and images, send a PM and I'll see what I have... Hope this helps...

Best, CSL
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Pin
 

A recent post on our site about Pins made me remember this pin so I am bringing it back to the top with some additional info.
The Pin has always been with a family gun that is engraved on the trigger Guard ( Geo. W Clay), George was part of a prominent family in Paris KY and decedents of Henry Clay. The Clay family were big time shooters and formed the Bourbon County Gun Club in Paris and hosted many high profile shoots that even hosted Annie Oakley at least once by my research. My great uncle married into the family of the then town Pastor and was personal friends with the Clays which I can only speculate how the gun came into my family. The gun is a quality 4 12 ga with 28' barrels but is more of a upland gun by the way it is choked and my great uncle was an avid bird hunter. My guess is the pin was some sort of a shooting prize as mentioned and was gifted along with the gun. Wish it and the gun could talk, Thanks Scott