I just came across a pretty good image of Gilbert and his Smith in the January 1901 Outdoor Life
https://archive.org/details/sim_outdoor-life_1901-01_7_1/page/n47/mode/2up?view=theater
Note the glove on his left hand and the gun probably had a "recoil boot"
More information about "Dood" Gilbert is here
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1k2_50HPC18lm2BZmH5SlgYSptcngORnmLTZ5iiW-cpc/edit
and Harvey McMurchy, the Smith Pigeon Gun and Hunter Arms' promotion of trap shooting here
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rtqfXbMHv08c0iojRUFUV5kR7jIc-7jdinPZEmI9WSc/edit
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