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I bought this yesterday at a flea mkt. I knew they exisited by I have never found one before. The target is signed by both Lind's and personalized to Walt whoever he was .... kinda cool collectible.

Bullet Hole Art by THE SHOOTING LINDS, Winchester Marksmen Dot and Ernie Lind were performance shooters employed by Winchester throughout the 1940's and 1950's. They performed at military bases, shooting clubs, and county fairs for over 30 years. They were featured in Ripley's in the 1950's and Dot consulted MGM during the making of "Annie Got Her Gun".
The "artwork" is a sheet of thin steel, 20" by 28", outlining an Indian head, "drawn" by Winchester rifles at machine-gun speed.

Neat

I have a signed and dated original Adolph Topperwein Indian on my den wall,gift from a friend whose New Wife thought it was not up to her standard of Home Decor....Go Figure

I saw one shot at an exhibition by one of the traveling Wichester pros back in the early '50s; not sure which one it was. It hung in a pawn shop downtown all the years I was growing up.

Wish I had it as a remembrance of my Dad taking me to see that exhibition so long ago...Geo

My "Tin Indian" was shot by Remington pro Wilbur Cox. He made this particular Indian at the Inaugural Shoot of my gun club, National Capital Skeet and Trap in Darnestown, Maryland. It is signed by Wilbur and dated April of 1954. I would be interested in purchasing any other Wilbur Cox memorabilia. There is a Cox poster out there advertising a shooting exhibition.

I was told by Bud Coffee, a known shooter in Texas and friend of Topperwein, that this style of shooting was originated by Topperwein and carried along with him when he went to work for Winchester.

DDA