My First Gun This is a personal story of a Heym Combination Gun in Cal. 7×75 RSE vom Hofe and 16/70, some 45 years ago. It was my very first own gun as a hunter and I bought it in a Gunshop in Bonn, Germany, where I was studying after military service. With hunting guns…
If you talk about Best Belgian Guns, you should not forget A. Cordy. It was a family of gunmakers and certainly they made some of the finest guns in Liège. A short history Antoine Albert CORDY was born in Liège on January 22, 1884, died in Liège on December 4, 1957. He was an actioner…
By Miles Gilbert It is a short walk from Buckingham Palace to 26 St. James’St., London, the address on the lovely percussion stalking rifle that is the subject of this article. He is listed in British Gunmakers by Neal & Back. “Charles Jones took out patent N. 6394 in 1833. In 1838 his address was 26 St. James St.” His…
The story of a famous London gunmaking brand, founded more than two hundred years ago and it’s rebirth in modern times. In 1808, gunmaker William Moore started his business in London, having worked with Joseph Manton initially. His future partner, William Parker Grey, had been the manager of Joseph Manton’s gun company. Since 1820,…
Text and photo: Jens Ulrik Høgh Vast tomes seem to have been written about just about every personality in the world of hunting, and most of these books are based on abundant source material – often straight from the horse’s mouth. However, when it comes to one of the most influential figures in our firearms…
Wether you like it or not – this Simson Suhl Boxlock 16 Gauge Over Under from 1964 shows what German Craftsmanship was able to do in gunmaking and engraving. I think this exhibition gun is a real piece of art. Have a look and make up your mind!
GEORGE FREDERICK AUGUSTUS RUXTON’S OTHER RIFLE Miles Gilbert An article in the Autumn 2001 Double Gun Journal (as it was then known) mentioned double guns used by British sportsmen in the American West 1833-1883. Among those sportsmen listed George Ruxton was known to have had both a shotgun and a double rifle. His written accounts…
Fine Mauser rifles from Franken In a small German town , situated in Franken, a part of Bavaria (but people there do not like that!), you will find some of the best Mauser rifles made today. Master gunmaker Heinrich Schiller is one of only a handful of craftsmen in Germany, who build custom guns and…
Trophies are not the most important thing with hunting, but of course they play a significant role as memorabilia for most hunters. I collected some pictures of trophies found in different places in Germany and Austria. Trophies are part of our living Red Stag Wild Boar Chamois Roebuck Fallow Deer Muflon More exotic game…
by Miles Gilbert SIEVERT NIELSEN FROM ZANE GREY That was the inscription on a ‘95 Winchester carbine held by Tommy Hunt when I met him near Parks, Arizona on the edge of what Zane Grey termed the Tonto Rim. Officially the Mogollon Rim, named for Juan Ignacio Flores de Mogollon (pronounced ‘muggy-own’) who was Capitan-General…
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