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…
I saw this nice vintage photograph yesterday when I visited Gunmaker Theo Jung and he was so kind to leave it to me. Many thanks! I love these old pictures in two ways: as a Photographer and as a Hunter. They are real objects of art and typical for the early years of photography. This one…
A rare Hammergun of London Gunmaker William Moore & Grey. The gun is a 16 bore using the Grey patent. At the first glance it looks like a Pinfire Gun, but the hammers are only for cocking the firing pins inside the action. Better to see on this picture: The underlever locking mechanism: More information on…
Good news for German readers: The tales of one of the last famous hunters in Old Africa, Brian Nicholson, are published by Neumann-Neudamm Verlag. Originally it was edited in 2001 by Safari Press in English and only a small number. Thanks to German PH Rolf Baldus (editor) and publisher Heiko Schwartz of Neumann-Neudamm (publishing company),…
Lebeau Courally, the famous Begian Gunmaking Manufacture from Liège once again presented a real gem at the last IWA in Nuremberg. This time they showed a 28 G version of their O/U Sidelock model “Baron”. The lovely gun comes with Sidelocks of Boss type, 74 cm barrels and weighs 2,6 kg. The barrels have Teague…
High up in the North, you will find one of the last wilderness of Europe: Finland. Since the last Ice Age the landscape has not changed much . Most of the 5 million inhabitants live in the South. Among them there are more than 385 000 proud hunters who practice their sport with great passion in…
Picture above: Andrew Maloch and Charles Smith both obtained whole guns, or very nearly so from WR. WHO MADE THIS WESTLEY RICHARDS? OR, WHO MADE THIS, WESTLEY RICHARDS? By Miles Gilbert and Ian Jackson The commas in the title of this little article are appropriate because one function of a comma is to give pause. During the…
By Aleksey Morozow Not many people in the West know of it’s existence – a best gun made completly in Russia by master craftsmen: The Russian Purdey, as it’s often called. Read what Aleksey Morozov, gun writer and hunting journalist can tell you about these amazing guns and enjoy the pictures of an outstanding example of Russian…
Just got a message from Alain Lovenberg, who noticed me for an exhibition on gun engraving in Liège from May 13 to June 3, 2018. I think it will be worth a visit!
One of the better known makers of Belgian Guns during the “Golden Age” of Liège was Jules Bury, arquebusier in Liège passage Lemonnier, 11. He was registered with the Liege Proof House from 1896 to 1947. Bury was famous for his double rifles and also built the legendary Super Britte. But of course he also made quite…
