Raimey, Trap shooting was the name used in England to describe shooting competitions,live bird and clays.W.W. Greener,s book "The gun and its developement,' contains a chapter dedicated to Trap Shooting[Chapter 18].In fact Greener sold a gun Engraved"Trap" Gun, ads; for this gun can be seen in some editions of Greeners book," The Modern Shotgun," published in 1888.
I would agree that the tendency in England was to refer to trap guns as pigeon guns.

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