The use of small bore long-barrel doubles at the California duck clubs probably has more to do with the writings of Edwin Hedderly, of Western Field magazine. Edwin ran a lengthy series beginning in September 1910 in the magazine on the smallbore shotgun. He got some fabulous guns from the Brothers P. in exchange for Parker ads in Western Field. As a warm up on April 4, 1911, he ordered a 32-inch 28-gauge full pistol grip DHE with a Silvers rubber butt, Lyman sights, full comb, no safety, 1 1/2 x 2 x 15 1/2 and 3" pitch, engrave Wildfowl mfg Expressly for E.L. Hedderly. On April 26, 1912, he hit his stride and ordered a 20-gauge 32-inch A1-Special, with even more detailed specifications. Then on May 14, 1912, he ordered a 32-inch 16-gauge A1-Special to pretty much match the 20-gauge. One of Hedderly's well worn A1-Specials is pictured in Volume I of Baer's book, and also on the cover of the September 1966 Guns & Ammo.
