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I saw that Reggie and I also tried searching the Parker forums but I just could not come up with a lot of info.
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It appears to me that he was a top trap shooter of the day and had an agreement of sorts with Parker to shoot their product exclusively for that time frame. By adhering to their agreement he got a free gun to shoot and own.
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No proof but an educated guess..... the only Freeman with the initials H. D. I could find in Atlanta during the 1910 - 1920 period (when he was reported in shooting events) was:
Homer D, Freeman was a streetcar motorman and was born March 1872 and died 15 September 1938. He married Lucy Harrison in June 1893 in Fulton Georgia. They lived at 38 Grant St. Atlanta, GA at one time. H. D. Freeman is listed several times for his shooting ability in sporting magazines such as Field & Stream and Western Field. |
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02-01-2018, 02:46 PM | #6 | ||||||
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High scoring professional according to entries on LA84.org
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http://www.traphof.org/
Here is a link to the Trap Shooting Hall of Fame. They might be able to help you. Good Luck!
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Here you go. He was a Peters and Dead Shot representative
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrar.../SL5910029.pdf http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrar.../SL5912030.pdf and in 1912 DuPont Ballistite http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrar.../SL5924030.pdf http://search.la84foundation.org/sea...partialfields= In 1906 he was using a Winchester 1897 http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrar.../SL4711024.pdf I didn't find any Parker ads mentioning him
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Not a consignment gun per se Randy, but I have a letter for a gun ordered by W.R. Crosby and at the end it states "gun compliments of Parker Brothers". Crosby was a noted shooter of the time and he ordered an interesting 20ga. with 30" barrels, no safety, straight grip and 3 1/2lb. trigger pulls and specific dimensions.
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