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Lock, Stock and Barrel - The Making of a Charles Boswell Shotgun
It was in late September 2008, at Griffin & Howe's Hudson Farm, that the idea of a "family tree" for a Boswell Shotgun first came about. Irwin Greenstein, Publisher of Shotgun Life, had been...
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The Master Engraver Who Will Accept One Gun in 2010
The superb Austrian firearms engraver, Martin Strolz, accepts two assignments at most per year. Now Martin tells us in a phone conversation that he is available in 2010 - for only one gun.Martin tends...
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The Secret of the Browning Superposed
The shotgun stood upright in a museum-quality case, halogen lamps kindling the mystique of the Prodigal Son.The Browning Superposed in front of us was a one-of-a-kind called Golden Days. Belgian master...
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The 10 Best of the Safari Club International 2009 Convention
The Safari Club International Convention, held this year in Reno, Nevada, is like the metaphoric pirate's treasure trove of the finest shooting and hunting equipment, guns, art and jewelry that the...
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From Tanzania to Wall Street, a Highly Coveted McKay Brown Trio Becomes...
When is too much never enough?When it comes to a stunning matched trio of McKay Brown 12-gauge upland shotguns.Bearing serial numbers 7481, 7482, 7483, the shotguns were made in Scotland, and...
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Galazan’s A. Galazan
Tony Galazan is an intense man. Tony Galazan is an obsessive man. I visited Tony at the Connecticut Shotgun Manufacturing Company facility in New Britain, Connecticut in mid-February, a few weeks after...
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The Last of the Pendragons?
Once upon a time, the dream of a magnificent plantation called Wingfield bloomed full and flush in the enchanted quail kingdom of South Carolina’s Low Country. Amid the live oaks and long pines, no...
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The 21st Century Hammer Gun by James Purdey for Griffin & Howe
As with many celebrated turning points in the world of fine shotguns, it all started with a bottle of fine port. In late September 2000, Mr. Nigel Beaumont, Chairman of English gunmaker, James Purdey...
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Krieghoff’s Extraordinary “Tiflis” Live Pigeon Shotgun
The owner wouldn’t let us reveal his name, but shared with us everything else he knew about the rare Krieghoff Tiflis pigeon gun. In a way, the Tiflis belies the popular notion of a shotgun classic....
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Book Review: Giancarlo & Stefano Pedretti – Master Engravers
Giancarlo & Stefano Pedretti – Master Engravers is the third book in a series on Italy’s most prestigious and venerated engravers. The book contains 256 pages of text and sumptuous full-color...
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