REMEBERING KERRS

[Researcher]

The California Team at the 1936 Skeet Championships --

California Team 1936.jpeg

My 1953 vintage 12-gauge Model 21 Skeet Gun went to Kerr's according to the Cody letter. I have a 1950 vintage 20-gauge Superposed that went to Stanley Andrews Sporting Goods in San Diego, but must have passed through Kerr's at some point in time --

Kerr's Beverly Hills, Calif recoil pad.jpg

[Researcher]

I first visited Kerr Sport Shop in Beverly Hills in the spring of 1969 when I was an E-3 in the Navy, stationed at San Diego. The thing I remember most about that visit was that they had an Ithaca NID Grade 7E 20-gauge for sale. Unfortunately that was a bit beyond an E-3's $137.70 a month at that time. After I came back to San Diego as an officer in 1971, I began shooting NSSA skeet and remembered Alex Kerr arriving at registered shoots at Winchester West at Long Beach and at El Monte, in his white Rolls Royce. At that time, bursitus (sp?) in his shoulder limited him to shooting only the .410-bore events with his Winchester Model 42.

From the USC Trojan, Spring 2000 --

ALEXANDER H. KERR ’36, of Toluca Lake, Calif.; March 25, 1999, at the age of 85. He owned and operated the Kerr Sport Shop in Beverly Hills, Calif., from 1936 until 1982. During World War II, he was a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy, serving as head of gunnery training at Alameda, Calif., naval base. He was called into the service because of his excellent reputation as a skeet shooter, holding several world records for consecutive hits in competition, as well as many individual and dual team meet championships, the latter with actor Robert Stack. Kerr was also a member of the California Fish and Game Commission for many years. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Carolyn, two children, and a brother.

[Stan Hoover]

Dave,
was that before you were tallying serial numbers or do you perhaps have the serial # of Ithaca 7E 20 gauge?
That shop must have been an awesome place to see.
Stan Hoover

[John Davis]

What a great thread.

[Researcher]

Dave,
was that before you were tallying serial numbers or do you perhaps have the serial # of Ithaca 7E 20 gauge?
That shop must have been an awesome place to see.
Stan Hoover

Long before I went completely crazy.

A fellow from my unit in San Diego was moving to Port Hueneme and he dropped me off early in the morning at a coffee shop near Pachmayr's at 1220 S. Grand in downtown L.A. on his way, where I waited for Pachmayr's to open. Saw my first Fox SBT at Pachmayr's. Then walked up to 1 Wilshire and took a bus out Wilshire Blvd., stopping at the La Brae Tar Pits, on the way west to Kerr's. After Kerr's I got an anniversary present for my folks at a nearby shop and then took a bus to the airport and caught a hop back to San Diego. Probably a much better way to spend a day off than drinking two bit PBRs at the base bowling alley!!

[C.O.B.]

I'd LOVE to have that Boss 28ga. I honestly think the grouse would just surrender.

The Hollywood Gun from Kerr's. An embellished GHE 16ga with all the options and a two bbl set with two BTF forearms. Once set is SKT/SKT the other M/F and both 28 inches.

[C.O.B.]

another try at the pics

[C.O.B.]

the floor plate

[Dean Romig]

Rich, any idea who (engraver) did the relieved the game scenes and the gold inlays?





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[Bill Murphy]

Chuck, was Kenny Barnes really an actor as seen in your picture? I know him as a California skeet shooter and waterfowler. Let me know.