Doubles trap shooter

[Harold Pickens]

Nice area. I go to the ATP tennis tournament in Mason each year with my men's travel tennis team.
Those guys found out everything 'cept his shoe size. I am constantly amazed.

[Bill Murphy]

Gambell tied for the Ohio State 16 yard championship in 1940 with a 199X200. He lost the championship in a shootoff and became the runnerup.

[BS]

I am so thank full for all the information you guys have provided. Now that I have his full name I have been able to find out some interesting information about Mr. Gambell.
When I purchased the gun from its previous owner he stated that it belonged to Proctor and Gamble, well as it turns out after checking the Irish Berry Family Genealogy on Francis Octavius Berry ( thats what came up when I Googled L.H.Gambell). Arthur Boyd Gambell ( grandfather) and James Norris Gambell (uncle) were brothers who came to Cincinnati from Ireland and worked in the soap business. Later James Noris Gambell became partners with William Proctor and started Proctor and Gamble soap manufactures.
So Arthur Boyd Gambell (grandfather) had a son name Arthur William Rogers Gambell (father) who had a son Name Luther Henry Gambell, Who's beautiful Parker I now Own. Not sure when or why the Gambell name changed spelling but from what I have read this was common when families came to the states from across the pond. Grandfather Gambell does not seem to have the notoriety of founding P&G as the credit seems to go to his uncle. I will dig a little deeper. Thanks for any and all of the information you guys have to offer.

[TOOL MAN]

So to confirm, this gun was owned by Arthur Gambell's son? No one seems to be talking about Poppa?? The same Arthur Gambell who managed The Cincy. Gun Club and was one hell of a trap and pigeon shooter in the early 1900's ((1902---1908 range, roughly)? Coincidentally, a good friend of mine owns Arthur's BH live bird gun, shipped in early 1902, I believe. It's a 2-frame with 32" Titanic barrels, no safety and is needless to say, very dynamic! Unfortunately, someone replaced the original stock and gold grip cap that had his last name engraved on it. It has to be out there somewhere. Who in his right mind would throw that away?

I will be sure to alert him on your recent acquisition. Congrats on a beautiful Parker! These two guns need to be reunited somehow, somewhere!! Hmmm, what's this? Do I feel the tingle of DGJ juices beginning to flow? Alas, who am I kidding? Parker stories are reserved solely for the Demi-Gods.

[BS]

Yes, that's correct. I wasn't sure if anyone could follow where I was trying get.
This gun is a 32" titanic steel choked improved cylinder and improved modified, with a 1 1/2 frame. It's in beautiful shape, I don't see any Remington service marks on the water table so I'm not sure about the original finishes.
I would love to hear from you friend with Arthur's live bird gun. Form the Forest and Stream articles I could not tell witch Gambell was superintendent of the Cincinnati Gun Club because they both shot and we're heavily involved in the club. Hard to believe this gun has never left Cincinnati.
Thanks for adding to this guns history.

[Dean Romig]

It has the Parker Bros. 'trap comb' or 'full comb' and the oval appears to be engraved.
The case colors however, appear to be cyanide colors.

Remington codes will not be found on the water table but rather, on the barrel flat of the left barrel close in to the lug.

[TOOL MAN]

Brett,

Check your PM's. Thanks----S

[BS]

Thanks Dean,
I removed the barrels to check under the Left side for Remington codes and did not see any. I did however notice that there was a small hole in front of the forearm lug so should I assume this means that the barrels were re-blued ? The colors looked cyanide colored to me also. I spoke Larry DelGrego on the phone and he said that you can not always assume that Meriden ,Ct guns were only bone charcoal colored because there were certain times of the year based on the weather that they used cyanide for the color process? Has anyone else heard of that?

[Bill Murphy]

The LA84 Foundation research site has dozens of Gambell mentions. A.W. DuBray and the senior Gambells shot together in Cincinnati. DuBray kept the CGC well supplied with prize guns. Gambell even won one in 1903.

[Jeff Christie]

This is a fantastic thread- keep it going!!