Pad Type for a DHE

[Bob Roble]

Thank you very much. Great point on the NOSHOK not being offered when the gun was built. Hadn't thought of that. The letter is ordered, we'll see if it lists the pad type. Much appreciated. Bob

[Steiner]

Originally Posted by Rob Roble

Thank you very much. Great point on the NOSHOK not being offered when the gun was built. Hadn't thought of that. The letter is ordered, we'll see if it lists the pad type. Much appreciated. Bob

I hope you joined PGCA first. It would have saved you money on the letter and allowed you access to the mebers only area of our site.
D grades are beautiful guns BTW.

[Bob Roble]

Thanks, I did in fact just rejoin the PGCA and apparently some information does exist on this particular gun. All the best, Bob.

[Researcher]

Drew, the earliest ads I've seen for the D-W pad are from 1929 --

D.W. Recoil Pad, American Rifleman Feb 1929.jpg

and show a 1922 Patent date.

In 1911 a Silvers was about it. My 1912 SD&G catalog only shows the Silvers pad and my 1915 H & D Folsom catalog only has the Silvers and the Grieb. The Silvers in those days was curved and had a spur --

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There were several different rubber slip-on or leather lace-on pads, Akron being a popular brand.

[Drew Hause]

You are correct Dave. It was the Y.C. (Young & Cadwallader) pad.
1916 H.S.B, & Co. catalog



H.W. Cadwallader
https://www.trapshooters.com/threads...4#post-9288322

I did find the D-W in the October 1925 Outdoor Life



I haven't been able to find who D & W were

[Bill Murphy]

The patent should tell us their names.

[Drew Hause]

E.E. Dewhurst of Elyria, Ohio (about an hour from Goodyear in Akron) patented a rubber recoil pad #1,414,116 April 25, 1922