A thin gold medal of approximately 1 inch; American Eagle on the top, a target in the middle and two
crossed guns. Back is marked Stieff Co., Nashville.
A thin gold medal of approximately 2-1/2 inches showing a gun and target, no inscription.
A solid gold 2-½ inch medal with the following inscription: BOGARDUS MEDAL,
1895, For All Around Pigeon Shooting. This was the "coming out" win for Fred Gilbert.
Sterling silver shield, 1-3/4 inches (approximate) front shows a hunter and two dogs on point.
Back is engraved - “Dupont Smokeless winner of High Professional and High Amateur Averages in 1904”
(Note: this was once a fob, however, the cloth part of the fob is missing).
A thin gold medal of approximately 1 inch; American Eagle on the top, a target in the middle and two crossed guns.
Back is marked Stief Co., Nashville.
A thin gold medal of approximately 2-inches; engraved, “Presented to”—by R. E. Price, Hot Springs, Feb. 21, 1902”.
A one-inch lapel pin in the shape of a clay target.
Front engraved “Championship of America” 1908 – 188x200.
Back engraved, “Presented to Fred Gilbert by Parker Bros.”
FRONT SHOWN HERE
A one-inch lapel pin in the shape of a clay target.
Front engraved “Championship of America” 1908 – 188x200.
Back engraved, “Presented to Fred Gilbert by Parker Bros.”
BACK SHOWN HERE
Thin gold medal approximately 2-inches; inscribed:
“Fred Gilbert” Iowa-Illinois, Dupont Tournament,
Semper “96” Fidelis, Chicago Aug. 3-8.
A two inch (approximate) sterling silver round medal inscribed:
Fourth Grand Central Handicap, Won by Fred Gilbert,
38 straight Live Birds, Indianapolis, 1901, Limited Gun Club.
Editors Note: During that time period it was very common to start a pigeon shoot with
miss and out rules. You killed pigeons until you missed one. If you killed 11 straight,
that was your score. Here, Gilbert killed 38 straight to win the shoot.
A 1-5/8 inch (approximate) sterling silver medal inscribed:
Grand Central Live Bird Handicap, Limited Gun Club,
won by Fred Gilbert, Score 36 straight, Indianapolis 1902.
Editors Note: During that time period it was very common to start a pigeon shoot with
miss and out rules. You killed pigeons until you missed one. If you killed 11 straight,
that was your score. Here, Gilbert killed 36 straight to win the shoot.
A 4-1/2 sterling silver fob with three Indian heads.
Back engraved “Presented by Maurice Kaufman”
A one-inch bronze token; front engraved - Midwinter Tournament, San Antonio Texas;
back engraved - J. M. George Albert Steves, O. C. Guessaz – 1896.
Ten sterling silver 1-1/4 inch medals inscribed: “Sportsman's Assn., March 2nd to 16th 1901”
(this event was held on the roof of Madison Square Garden, New York City).
A Dupont watch fob, 68 inches in length, that contains some 130 gold bars each marked with the number of straight targets broken. This photograph shows just 9 of the gold bars. (Note: We have never seen a Dupont fob more than 12 or 14 inches long. Gilberts is 4 inches short of 6 feet).
