Stick Pin

[Scott Gentry]

A recent post on our site about Pins made me remember this pin so I am bringing it back to the top with some additional info.
The Pin has always been with a family gun that is engraved on the trigger Guard ( Geo. W Clay), George was part of a prominent family in Paris KY and decedents of Henry Clay. The Clay family were big time shooters and formed the Bourbon County Gun Club in Paris and hosted many high profile shoots that even hosted Annie Oakley at least once by my research. My great uncle married into the family of the then town Pastor and was personal friends with the Clays which I can only speculate how the gun came into my family. The gun is a quality 4 12 ga with 28' barrels but is more of a upland gun by the way it is choked and my great uncle was an avid bird hunter. My guess is the pin was some sort of a shooting prize as mentioned and was gifted along with the gun. Wish it and the gun could talk, Thanks Scott