We do know the guns chosen by the competitors at the 1895 & 1896 GAH
1895 (3rd) Grand American Handicap at Live Birds
http://www.la84foundation.org/Sports.../SL2504015.pdf
Won by J.G. Messner using a Parker; the first GAH win with an American maker's gun.
Guns: Greener – 17; Capt. “Jack” Brewer, Capt. A.W. Money, E.D. Fulford, J.A.R. Elliott
Smith – 11; Apgar & Lindsley
Parker – 6; O.R. Dickey, Noel Money, A.W. DuBray
Winchester Repeater – 2; Rolla Heikes
Francotte – 7, Scott – 3, Lefever – 2, Purdey - 2
Capt. DuBray on Messner’s victory
https://books.google.com/books?id=GE...AJ&pg=PA31&lpg
1896
O. R. Dickey, of Boston. Mass., used a very handsome
Parker Bros, hammerless gun, of the Pigeon model, and his load consisted of 50 grains, or about 3 1/2 drams by measure, of American “E.C.” powder, 1 trap wad, one 3/8 inch pink felt, one 1/4-inch pink edge, and 1 1/8 ounce of No. 7 chilled shot in the United States Cartridge Co.'s “Rapid” shells, 2 3/4 inches in length.
Sim Glover, of Rochester, winner of second place stood on the 30 yds. mark in the handicap, using a
Parker hammerless gun, loaded with 50 grains of Schultze powder and 1 1/4 ounces of No. 7 shot in Trap shell.
Guns: Smith - 23, Greener - 21, Parker - 16, Francotte - 10, Lefever - 7, 4 Scotts; 4 Winchesters; Remington, Purdey & Colt - 2 each; Lang, Hollenbeck, Westley Richards, Grant, and Lancaster - 1 each.
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrar.../SL2701022.pdf
