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As far as I am aware the first gun marketed as a Single Barrel Trap Gun was made by DM Lefever in Bowling Green Ohio in 1904-1906.

At first glance, the DM Lefever and the Royal Gun Co singles share a lot of similaritys on the outside from what I can see in the pic.

Nice single bbls all around.

I have a single bbl hammerless Meriden 32" but w/o the rib on the bbl. So I guess it's not the Trap Gun, but they did adv one as such . It has a similar bottom plate type action as some of these do. Completely different from their hammer singles.

An early trap gun by Stannard and Moran. Photo is of Mr. Matthew E. Moran .

From what I understand the Lefever Single Barrel Trap was primarily designed by Uncle Dan Lefever's son Frank. Frank took that design with him to the Three Barrel Gun Co. in 1905-10 and then to the Royal Gun Co. in 1910 or so.

After 24 hours in the Dallas airport trying to get back to OKC (yes we could have walked by now), this (and others) is a refreshing thread--especially Daryl's photos.

Best wishes to all for the Coming New Year.

Berrien

Interesting, and fun thread
http://www.trapshooters.com/threads/first-sbt.208518/

And the earliest SBT (no rib category) might be Crescent "New Trap" Hammerless Single in the 1898 Sears Catalog

Daryl--

Why does the tag say "Not safe to shoot"????

Cheers

Berrien

Berrien, it has a repair at the hinge pin.

Bob: Beautiful condition on the 4E Knick. Very hard to find in that condition.

What is the year on that one?

Daryl: I just saw the "Owned by Mr. Dickey who shot...(and?) won the worlds trap contest at the first Chicago World's Fair" (1903)

If that is O.R. Dickey he won the 1896 GAH
http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1896/VOL_27_NO_02/SL2702020.pdf
O. R. Dickey, of Boston. Mass. used a very handsome Parker Bros, hammerless gun, of the pigeon model, and his load consisted of 50 grains, or about 3 1/2 drams by measure, of American �E. C.� powder, 1 trap wad, one 3/8 inch pink felt, one 1/4-inch pink edge, and 1 1/8 ounce of No. 7 chilled shot in the United States Cartridge Co.'s �Rapid� shells, 2 3/4 inches in length.


George Roll must have used the Stannard & Moran SBT at the 1908 GAH
http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1908/VOL_51_NO_17/SL5117024.pdf
Amateur Championship- George Roll, 183x200 then 19x20 shoot-off. Four men broke 183 in the amateur championship. Roll, of Illinois won the shoot-off over D. Upson, of Ohio; Charles Ditto, of Illinois; and H. Buckwalter, of Pennsylvania.