Wow!! Great gun. Congratulations. Wonderful background on it.
So, our man Edwin Hedderly, editor of
Western Field in that same time frame wasn't the only one in the publishing business getting guns for ads.
Edwin Hedderly Dec 1910 Western Field.jpg
Hedderly also vigorously promoted the small bores for California duck shooting in his magazine articles. First, Edwin got 20- and 28-gauge DHEs then moved up to A1 Specials in 16- and 20-gauge, all 32-inch barrel guns. Later he was a long-time member of the California Game Commission. His 16-gauge A1 Special in well-worn condition was pictured on a
Guns & Ammo cover in 1966 --
Edwin Hedderly 16-gauge A1 Special on G&A cover.jpg
and after restoration in Larry Baer's Parker book --
Edwin Hedderly 16-gauge A1 Special in Larry Baer book.jpg