H.D. Kirkover of Buffalo, N.Y.

[Drew Hause]

December 28, 1895
https://digital.la84.org/digital/col...id/55151/rec/2

November 1896 winner at the Audubon Park shoot in Buffalo, and was Secretary of the Audubon Gun Club
https://digital.la84.org/digital/col...id/46664/rec/5

In 1897 Kirkover ordered a straight grip BH Parker with 30” barrels.

June 19, 1898 he was listed as a paid Professional Representative, probably for Parker Bros.
https://digital.la84.org/digital/col...d/43905/rec/30
https://digital.la84.org/digital/col...d/44346/rec/22

January 28, 1899 high gun at Hamilton, Ontario and living in Fredonia, N.Y.
https://digital.la84.org/digital/col...d/44432/rec/21

Competed at the 1899 GAH
https://digital.la84.org/digital/col...d/43581/rec/27
Using a Parker with U.M.C. Trap shells, 1 1/4 oz. with 3 1/2 Dr.Eq. DuPont Bulk
https://digital.la84.org/digital/col...d/43584/rec/27

Participated in the March 1900 Madison Square Garden rooftop match
https://digital.la84.org/digital/col...d/43481/rec/41

Competed at the 1900 GAH
https://digital.la84.org/digital/col...d/43039/rec/44
Again with a Parker using Winchester Leader shells
https://digital.la84.org/digital/col...d/42953/rec/45

The March 1900 Forest & Stream advertised a Parker Bros. calendar showing “eminent shooters” which included Kirkover
https://books.google.com/books?id=UkohAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA218
“The calendar for 1900 issued by Parker Brothers, Meriden, Conn., is adorned with a number of new portraits of eminent shooters, with condensed records of their marvelous doings in 1899 with the Parker gun. Grouped around an excellent portrait of Charles Parker are those of Messrs'. S.A. Tucker, Capt. A.W. du Bray, John Parker, W.F. Parker, C.W. Budd, E.C Griffith, W.A. Hammond, Fred Gilbert, O. R. Dickey, F.D. Alkire, G.R. Hunnewell, J.R. Malone, Harold Money, C.F. Ridge, C.E. Robbins, H.W. Brown, A.B. Cartledge, C.M. Powers, J.F. Jordan, F. H. Snow, H.D. Kirkover, E.E. Neal, J.H. Mackie, H.G. Wheeler, A.H. Frank, C.M. Hostetter, A.H. Fox, F.E. Sinnock, Sim Glover and Col. J. T. Anthony.”

High gun at the Audubon Club Decoration Day shoot
https://digital.la84.org/digital/col...d/42974/rec/47

New York State shoot June 1900 representing the Buffalo Audubon Club
https://digital.la84.org/digital/col...oll17/id/43073
https://digital.la84.org/digital/col...oll17/id/43076

A picture in Rod & Gun in Canada, August, 1913 possibly with the straight grip Parker
https://archive.org/details/rodgunca...306/mode/2up?q

He was quite the sportsman, and still at it in 1916
https://digital.la84.org/digital/col...ll17/id/24100/

[Dean Romig]

I wonder if there are any of the mentioned "1900 Parker Brothers calendars" in members' collections. May we see pics of them in a different thread?





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[Bill Murphy]

Didn't we see one of those calendars sell a short while ago?

[Marty K.]

Near Buffalo, N.Y.

[Drew Hause]

Here's Jeff's
http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthread.php?t=24884

I believe a quality reproduction would be a very big seller for the PGCA