Vintage Victorian Lady With Shotgun. (pic) Mrs. W.P. Shattuc

[cshold]

So what exactly did happen at Portland?

[dkmlever]

Nice SxS and a good looking lady...so what did happen?

[cshold]

Nice SxS and a good looking lady...so what did happen?

Terry was around in 1916, he probably remembers.

[kimwcook]

Nice SxS and a good looking lady...so what did happen?

Terry was around in 1916, he probably remembers.

Doh!

[SJPrice]

BTT, I would hate for Terry to miss this thread. (stirring the pot is one of my favorite chores)

[pokey]

nice!

[66GTO]

Nice SxS and a good looking lady...so what did happen?

Apparently there was a trap shoot in Portland, Or. (The Pacific Coast Handicap) in 1916 where the scores were not as high as expected because of windy conditions. This article mentions a woman shooter, Miss Glaydes Reid, who broke 25 straight. I wonder if the attractive lady on the cover was Miss Reid? If so, put me in a time machine !

http://books.google.com/books?id=9lnlAA ... q=&f=false

Read the column on the right of the page.

[AJMD429]

BTT, I would hate for Terry to miss this thread. (stirring the pot is one of my favorite chores)

[rjohns94]

[revorg]

A classy Redhead with a Fox Sterlingworth ? Obviously, I have been hunting in the wrong area.

Maybe the wrong century ?

[rjohns94]

looks like another photo op for Lady Joyce once you get that parker in your hands!!

[Ysabel Kid]

Nice SxS and a good looking lady...so what did happen?

Terry was around in 1916, he probably remembers.

Doh!

I see an ALL CAPS RESPONSE coming soon!!!

[FWiedner]

A comely lass dressed for the outdoors, but not really Victorian.

[cshold]

looks like another photo op for Lady Joyce once you get that parker in your hands!!

[86er]

The gun has the tell-tale Parker hinge pin. The outfit and location indicate pre WW but not Victorian, nor English. No self respecting Englishman or woman would have a Parker at the turn of the Century.

[cshold]

So what exactly did happen at Portland?

Mrs. W.P. Shattuck

Mrs. W.P. Shattuck was one of the participants. She was accompanied by her husband, who is a marks man of considerable skill. They live in Minneapolis and participate in many of the tournaments through the West. Mrs. Shattuck was one of the central figures in this year’s race. And several hundred spectators watched her shooting, following her from one set of traps to the other, and loudly applauding each good kill.
Mrs. Shattuck is a pleasing figure and handles a gun with wonderful precision. Her position at the score is graceful and she shows a perfect knowledge of the art of wing shooting, possessing good judgment and plenty of that necessary adjunct for a successful shot nerve. She was attired in a short black skirt, high-laced shoes and a tight-fitting Jersey coat. She wore a plain black hat, with two feathers of black and green.
Mrs. Shattuck made her first appearance at the traps in 1894, and her first experience with live birds was at the Du Pont tournament, in 1896, when she scored 18 out of 25. At the Elkwood traps she stood at 25yds, and on the first day scored 14 out of 15 in an exhibition match, and in the Nitro Powder handicap grassed 14 out of 15, certainly a very fine showing. In the big handicap event she killed 21 out of 25, losing two birds dead out of bounds, killing 15 birds in succession. Some of her kills were very clever and would have done credit to any of the experts.
For a woman Mrs. Shattuck shoots a rather heavy charge. She uses an L. C. Smith gun weighing 7 3/4 pounds, 3 1/4 drams of Du Pont powder 1 1/4 ounces No. 7 1/2 shot, in first barrel, and 3 1/2 drams, 1 1/4 ounces No. 7 shot in second barrel; loaded in a 3-inch Leader shell.

[86er]

That is absolutely a Parker in the picture. If you can find an Elsie that has the fenced sides on the boxlock and the distinct hinge pin I want to see it. The rest of the information is very interesting!

[rjohns94]

i'm with you Joe, thats a parker plain as day.

[pokey]

w.p.shattuck was a very lucky man!

[Gun Smith]

Since that is a painting, the artist probably just used a Parker he had, a opposed to using the Smith she was shooting at the matches. Simply artists license.