Indeed, after Fred Gilbert won the First DuPont Grand Smokeless Championship Handicap Live-bird Tournament in 1895 until the Remington and Winchester pumps and SBTs took over, Smith guns were tops at the traps. Fred went to a Parker after the 1899 GAH
http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1895/VOL_26_NO_06/SL2606012.pdf



Most of the June 1901 Anglo-American Clay Bird Match team used Parkers. Smiths went 1-2-3 at the last GAH at Live Birds in 1902 in KC but by about 1905, more of the big dogs were using Parkers
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dfg2hmx7_311kp75d7hd

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