That's what Rolla said; patent 1889



You will note that the style was to extend the left hand well out on the barrel; George Roll 1897



Charles Grimm



Fred Gilbert c. 1904 in an article in Field and Stream, March 1937. His Parker looks to have a hand guard



Woolfolk Henderson won the 1914 GAH with a 98x100 from 22 yards, the Amateur Championship of U.S. with a 99x100 from 16 yds, and the Amateur Doubles Championship of the U.S. with 90x100 from 16 yds. and is wearing a glove instead, and has a 'boot' on the stock




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