By Marc Gettemans St Hubertus Celebrations in Belgium: First, it is necessary to provide some history of Saint Hubert, don’t worry I will be very brief because all concerns about Saint Hubert can be found on “Wikipedia”, I limit myself to the most important ones: Hubertus (or Huibrecht) (655-727) was the first bishop of Liege….
Liège, LüttichA fine H. Dumoulin Mauser Bolt Action Rifle in the famous German Magnum Caliber 8x68S. Best for shooting all European Big Game and African Plains Game. With nice engraving (Info: For sale/zu verkaufen)
By Rich Brewster Across much of the eastern and central United States, there is a small game bird that many hunters and people in general never see, because of its perfect camouflage, the North American woodcock. In many ways this is the King or Queen of gamebirds. It is a challenging target, and it offers…
In 1875, two innovative fellows at Westley Richards in Birmingham, England patented what is still a mainstay of double-barrel shotgun making to this day—the Source: The glorious hammer gun | Duncan Quinn
Vintage Hammerguns often are nice, but a Bar in Wood Sidelever Opener is much nicer! This one is made by N. Bodson Arquebusier à Liège and comes with a classic british Scroll and Roses Engraving.
This is a pair of William Evans Side by Side Sidelock Guns Cal 12, N°9850 & 9851. Classic english Doubles from the London Shotgun and Rifle Makers, established 1883, located in prestigious Mayfair.
Belgian over and under double gun from Liège, made by Joseph Defourny in 1947. Caliber 12, full choke, three piece forearm, straight grip walnut stock, fine engraving. A fine gun for collecting and shooting.
Yes, it is a FN what you see above! FN – anyone interested in guns knows this characters. FN means Fabrique Nationale d’Herstal, one of the greatest producers of every kind of firearms in the world. For the European Hunter, FN is the synonym for one of the most famous O/U Guns ever, the B25, created as Browning Superposed…
A fine belgian Jacquemart Double Gun. This is a sideplated 32 Gauge with nice engraving.
Looking at all the nice vintage rifles and guns is a great pleasure of course. But don’t forget, that there are a few excellent craftsmen out there, who still make hunting firearms in an outstanding quality today. Primus inter Pares may be Master Gunmaker Max Ern, located in Leverkusen, Germany, who, together with his son Max jun….
