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POTD: Bogardus Glass Target Balls - Victorian Sky Breakers

Summary by alloutdoor.com
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! These three glass target balls represent a vanished chapter in American shooting sports—the era when marksmen shattered airborne glass spheres before crowds of amazed spectators. Invented in the mid-1800s, these hollow glass orbs became the standard for aerial shooting competitions and exhibition performances until clay pigeons displaced them in the 1880s. What made glass balls superior to earlier targets was…
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alloutdoor.com broke the news in on Tuesday, June 3, 2025.
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