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Just learned from Dylan Town that Jeff Churan recently passed away in his sleep. He was a good person and avid wildfowler. Years ago Steve Sutton, myself and two others were sora rail hunting in Missouri and spent the night in Jeff's hunting camp. Excellent meal, fine port and cigars and great...

I don't think the O'Loughlins have an idea of what it is worth. They are just fishing for offers. I do know I got the gun and punt for them cheap. If I recall it was about $3000. I don't have any idea of the current value. If they put it up in one of the big gun auctions it might go for a bunch...

There is no name as to who made the punt gun. A number of gun makers in the UK made punt guns, including Holland and Holland, W&C Scott, Greener, along with a score of smaller makers. Since the gun came from Ireland it very well may have been made there? Whoever made the gun did a good job. I...

Another thing: I don't know anything about the four barrel battery. Didn't know they had one. Looks like a muzzle loader? Don't know if they want to sell as a package with the gun and punt. Keep it mind that the gun is a breach loader with brass shells. It is a much better gun that a muzzle loader

If the punt and gun sells I am not getting anything from it. But I wanted for individuals on this page to be aware that it up for sale. I arranged getting the gun by placing an ad in the English magazine SHOOTING TIMES AND COUNTRY MAGAZINE wanting a punt gun. The ad was answered by a elderly...

Please send me your email address. Thanks. Best, Worth

Dave Hagerbaumer was in that storm. He and a friend barely made it off an island where they were hunting. He wrote about it in his book The Bottoms. That book is very hard to find and copies are expensive. Dave told me about that day several times. What I found interesting was he said vast...

Rick, The hat is yours. It is a classic, at least from my point of view. Please send me your address. You can email it to: slpress@comcast.net. Best, Worth

Mike, I don't have any way to send you a picture. The hat is new, never been worn. It is like any baseball cap, dark green in color. But what makes it special is that it was made by Filson with their famous heavy fabric. Along with the Washington Brant Foundation it has a flying black brant on...

Washington Brant Foundation cap made by Filson. A classic collectible item! Best Offer

For those interested, here is some more about Forest and Stream. There is an excellent podcast devoted to the magazine. It can be found at Forest and Stream org. You also might be interested in the opinion that Bryon Muche, host of the podcast, is regarding the new Field & Stream claiming the...

Greg, Lynn Bogue Hunt also wrote a few articles for FOREST AND STREAM in the early 1900s. These may or may not been before he started his art career? I wonder if many individuals on this page are aware of just how important FOREST AND STREAM was in early North American outdoor magazines. It was...

I have been a little late in learning that Field & Stream has new owners and they are planning to start offering a printed copy of the magazine once again. That is very good news. It was once the premiere outdoor magazine. To a degree, my family goes far back with the magazine. In 1926 my...

I have a Charles Boswell game engraved Best side lock 12 bore I would like to sell. Price $5000. The Best was Boswell's top grade. The gun has an extra set of barrels, both 30 inches and made of Whitworth steel. Whitworth steel was the highest grade of steel used and even some Purdey guns didn't...

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Just got a new book that should be of interest to those of you on this page. It was written by a long time waterfowler, Dick Hutmacher. The title is The Last Dog, available from Amazon, paperback, $17.00. Dick wrote about being at an advanced age and deciding to get a young dog. I am certain...

This morning I got an email from John Byers, the duck call and decoy maker in the State of Victoria. He was the fellow that I hunted with when I went down from 2002 until 2013. He is also the person that now has the Barnegat that I shipped down in 2006. This report was what was feared. The...

My guess that I will fire someone up with my opinion of Model 21s. But everyone tends to look at things somewhat differently. Regarding the American doubles made for waterfowling, Fox, L.C. Smith, Parker, Ithaca, and Winchester, I place the very low grades of Model 21s at the bottom. When...

Two total classics!