Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-11
CURIOUS SHOTGUN SIGHT
ACCIDENT TO CADWALLDER
CAUSED UNIQUE INVENTION
E.c Tut Out When Target strikes
Hin-Niakcs Contrisnncc Tint
OScrcoIncs Difficulties.

Most men would be glad to make
their exit from under tho sporting
world spotlight when they suffered
TN" loss OF an arm or the sight OF Al
cyc-but In tiupshootinE there arc sew
cral men, who. though minus either an
arm or an cyc. do not intend 10 he
rcicgaicd to the rear ranks until they
no longer arc able 10 remain near tho
rays of the calcium.
George Maxwell, 81 Hastings. Ncb..
Charles IL. Julian. Of san Diego, Cal.
and George Is. Gilmore. Of Wallace.
Idaho. ~" ouo-arm tr:,pshots
greatly respected too Maxwell IL a pro-
fcSsicnal. and for years he has aver
AGED about - per cent IL the 5000
Or more targets trapped for him. lie
loads and unlondS aud handles his gun
with his right baud. Julian and ell
moro arc amateurs, with averages bet
ter than 80 per cent. They use their
left hands in showing their SKIN with
I'll" Scatt"r-gun.
Splendid ,rapshors tina, these meu
arc. their eases arc not nearly 80 re-
markAblc as that Of II. " cadwalldcr.
!. professional OF Decatur. III. ~ AN
amateur shooter. c;;dwtlldcr WAS rauk-
cd with the top-notchcrs and once
clicked off run Of rs AS Il prorcs-
sional, nc has been averaging clos" TO
nj pcr cent for several Years. And
then. like Il bolt from tho blue, u
looked AZ il he had sho, IL his last
targct-th. sight vf his right eye was
completely destroyed
IL vas on .>pril &c. 1919, thu, ;he ac-
cidcnt happened. Oh III" GroGnaS OF
tho Decatur Gun CLUB. NJ. cad"a!id"f
Was inspecting the traps. and WAS
standing about six fec, 10 front OF one
when the lcvo. Was pulled and the tar
get struck him in the eye. taking the
orb on, OF the socket. For ninety
DAYS Cadwalldcr was kept in dark
room and !, greater portion Of ;nat
lime it Was feared that the sight %
SsseFs. loft eve would u. impaired II
As not.
%Mos, or Us would have become DIS
shcartencd after such An accident, bnt
no; ,..dwaidcr To him trapshootinE
WAS :, pleasure as We'll as "a business.
and just aS soon as he was able !" get
to the gun club again ne tried MS s'ili
on tho dying clays. tie Shot from l!lc
left shoulder. and ~ once realized ihat
il would require several years OIL nara
work before he could expect 20 mako
crcditabic ScorcS shooting lc!i-hahhcd.
This caused Cadwaldcr 10 study
ways and means Of getting BACK my"
the greatest Of all sports. the result
Was an extra rib attached 10 the trap
gun. This enables him u shoot from
the right shoulder and sight with the
left eye. The contrirance aids him
in shooting the same a. the IT'D on
the gun aids :, shooter when sighting
with the right eye over the gun rib,
AS the auxiliary rib is focused 10 shoot
point blank ~ - yards, and hE siSht-
ing over this extra rib with the LETT
eye the gun Will hit any objec, aimed
at.
II one was a icft-handcd shooter and
should lose his lief, eye. this appliance
could be placed on the right side of
the gun and allow him 10 sight win
The right cEc-and not HAY. TO learn "a
new position
IL required u lot OF experimenting
before Cadwa!ider Was satisfied that
he had the attachment 10 suit him. He
broke 80 per cent 81 tho first 100 tar
Gets shot at and finished the year
with AN average Of niuety-siS for the
last 700 targets thrown. For the $50
targets trapped ia registered tourna-
mcnts he averaged cieht%-two
The device may he attached TO amy
gun and made 10 suit the REQUIRE
mcnts OF any one. be he large or small.
SO thoroughly satisfied is Cadwalldcr
over his success that hc Will gladly
give his aid gratis TO assist others. lie
is a sportsman Of the highest type.