“Esta sim e espingarda!”

Or “THIS is a gun!”, as Datus Proper’s Lisbon gunsmith said to him when he first saw his Woodward. William Richards of Liverpool 12 bore Best boxlock ejector, 28″, 6 lbs 14 oz (feels like about 6– barrels only 2 lbs 14), recent proof, Boss patent (I think) easy opener, all bells & whistles… We …

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Gun Books for Boys, Parents, and Girls…

Silvio Calabi and his team released the amazing Gun Book for Boys a couple of weeks ago. I opened it with interest; Silvio has been a fine editor and writer (last year’s Hemingway’s Guns, reviewed here, is a favorite) and good correspondent for years, and he was the somewhat unlikely advisor who recommended I take …

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Generations

A photo by Jackson taken a couple of weeks ago in Santa Fe, of his grumpy stepfather and inquisitive son– irresistible to me anyway…

Historical Huntingtonia

Since Jane died last week the Weiners, Huntingtons and I have been unearthing some seriously old stuff. I am replacing my useless scanner soon so take this as a preview; the pic of the family Huntington in China in the thirties is really of decent quality, for instance. Below: Virginia Haist Huntington at high school …

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An Older Man’s Tale

My father and his, about 1923: When the young artist returned from the war with his fancy New Mexico pointer and his already antique car, his father told him to take his rich man’s dog and car and get them out of his house. Remember that grand car? After flying those missions over Germany Joe …

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Weekend Pix

Apologies– I am trying to get half of the Book of Books finished by next weekend, plus have been dealing with med changes, a busy social life, travel, and gout. So will post a few light things and return soon with content I hope. Below, family in Santa Fe; Libby, Mr and Mrs Peculiar, grandson …

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A young man’s tale: part one?

Libby’s boss Greg and I share a certain nostalgia for fine old cars. Today he showed me a magazine– Classic Auto I think—- and a picture of a thirties vintage Cadillac V16 roadster brought back a tale from my father’s youth… A young man, the son of immigrants, was an artist of real talent and …

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A Few George Photos

Joel’s (where he stayed), our ruin, the range, the bar, the library– as James McMurtry sings “what else do you need?” The library shot, also by George, is of me with another old friend on his first visit; Montana fine gunmaker and writer Steve (Steven Dodd) Hughes. Much good book and gun talk ensued, about …

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