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Winter 2013 (Digital) Vol. 24

‘How John Norton The Trapper Spent His Christmas’ by W H. H. Murray (Nelson Lewis) ‘A Fox Gun For Christmas!’ by Steve Cambria (DE Grade) ‘Geoffrey Gournet: Master Engraver’ by J. E. Fender ‘E. C. Hodges: The Marque of Excellence’ by John Campbell II & Robert Hodges ‘The Equatorial Rifle Goes West’ by Sherman Bell & Richard Winters (Thomas Bland 1896 10-bore rifle, ‘A Parker Brothers 12-Gauge GH Damascus Shotgun’ by C. L. Scott ‘Major Charles Askins And His Ithaca’ by WaIter C. Snyder (grade 4 16 gauge ejector) ‘FN - Browning Double Rifles’ by Fredrik Franzén ‘A Modern American Single Shot’ by Dick Wright (Ruger No.1-A in .243 Winchester) ‘Single Shots Of A Different Kind’ by Sherman Bell (Model 71 Mauser, Model 88, Model 92 Steyr Mannlicher, Model 1908 Mannlicher Schoenauer) ‘Hunter Arms Company Trade Name Guns by Drew Hause & James Stubbendieck Merkel 200 Series Variations by Nick Hahn

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Winter 2012 (Print) Vol. 23

‘Duck hunting from Illinois to Arkansas’ by Van Campen Heilner ‘Gift of the Magi?’ by John Campbell II (J. Zeller of Paderborn, Germany, ‘Super-Fox On The Stikine Flats’ by Frank J. Srebro ‘Not Just Another Boring Boxlock!’ by Diggory Hadoke (Anson and Deeley, Westley Richards, W.W. Greener, Leslie Taylor, Bonehill, Cogswell and Harrison, Joseph Harkom, Manton & Co., BSA, Webley & Scott) ‘Ithaca Single Barrel Trap Guns’ by Townsend & Edward Breeden ‘British Guns & Sporting Rifles: More Rook Rifles - Part 27’ by Sherman Bell (P. Webley & Son, Leeson, Holland and Holland, Boss7 Co., William Evans,Westley Richards, Dougall/Allport, ‘Johann Fanzoj Gun & Rifle Makers’ by Vic Venters ‘L. C. Smith 10-Gauge Waterfowl Guns’ by Craig Larter ‘More Manchester Makers’ by Dr. John Newton (William Gascoigne, Thomas Conway. John William Edge, and William Griffiths) ‘The Beretta S Series’ by Nick Hahn

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Winter 2012 (Digital) Vol. 23

‘Duck hunting from Illinois to Arkansas’ by Van Campen Heilner‘Gift of the Magi?’ by John Campbell II (J. Zeller of Paderborn, Germany)‘Super-Fox On The Stikine Flats’ by Frank J. Srebro‘Not Just Another Boring Boxlock!’ by Diggory Hadoke (Anson and Deeley, Westley Richards, W.W. Greener, Leslie Taylor, Bonehill, Cogswell and Harrison, Joseph Harkom, Manton & Co., BSA, Webley & Scott)‘Ithaca Single Barrel Trap Guns’ by Townsend & Edward Breeden‘British Guns & Sporting Rifles: More Rook Rifles - Part 27’ by Sherman Bell (P. Webley & Son, Leeson, Holland and Holland, Boss & Co., William Evans, Westley Richards, Dougall/Allport, ‘Johann Fanzoj Gun & Rifle Makers’ by Vic Venters‘L. C. Smith 10-Gauge Waterfowl Guns’ by Craig Larter‘More Manchester Makers’ by Dr. John Newton (William Gascoigne, Thomas Conway, John William Edge, and William Griffiths)‘The Beretta S Series’ by Nick Hahn

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Winter 2011 (Digital) Vol. 22

‘Two hunts and an Ithaca’ by Walter C. Snyder ‘A French 25, s’il vous plait’ by John Campbell II (Greener Facile Princeps) ‘The company, the craftsman & the guns’ by Dr. John Newton (H. Holland, W.G. Froome, Holland & Holland .500) ‘The genesis and genius of Caesar Guerini Firearms’ by J. E. Fender ‘The Super Fox 12-gauge shotgun’ by Craig Larter ‘Parker Brothers single barrel trap guns’ by Townsend Breeden ‘L. C. Smith’s Fifth Variation by Tom Archer & Terry Allen (A-2, ‘Rare and wonderful guns: Elk Rifles - Part I’ by Ross Seyfried (William Soper, Boss & Co. Pedersoli Mortimer, Boss & Co.) ‘Reloading the oddball metrics and others - Part 5’ by J.C. Munnell (.450 black Powder Express, J.P. Sauer) ‘Charlie's favorite bird gun’ by Nick Hahn (20 gauge Merkel 200E)

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Winter 2011 (Print) Vol. 22

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Winter 2010 (Print) Vol. 21

‘Thomas Kennedy, riflemaker to HRH Prince Albert’ by Miles Gilbert ‘Thomas Newton (Gunmaker) Manchester’ by Dr. John Newton ‘Paradox ~ guns for all seasons’ by Sherman Bell (Holland & Holland) ‘Johann Fanzoj’s brilliant boxlock rifle’ by Michael Sabbeth ‘Shooting and reloading for the 9.3 x 72R’ by J. C. Munnell (St Wackes, Joseph Zeller) ‘Pringle's guns’ by Worth Mathewson (Hoffman Arms, Stephen Grant) ‘The Directory gun’ by Tom Archer & Terry AlIen (Syracuse Arms Company, AE boxlock) ‘A Nice No-Name Prussian Daly’ by Vincent Tomaselli ‘The John L. Kemmerer Francotte’ by Alexander J. Deatherage (1888) ‘The L. C. Smith skeet special’ by Drew Hause & James Stubbendieck ‘Purdey no. 8916’ by Thomas E. Oppel (1873 black powder express rifle) ‘The Boxlock over/under shotgun’ by Nick Hahn (Browning Superposed, Merkel “blitz action”, Browning Citori ’Superlightning’, Beretta 2687 Silver pigeon’ , Perazzi SCO, AyA Model 33, Remington Model 3200, Miroku, Krieghoff K-80 ). ‘An Ithaca comes home’ by Bruce W. Foster (5E NID)

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Winter 2010 (Digital) Vol. 21

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Winter 2009 (Print) Vol. 20

‘Lancaster's ‘Colindian’ by Ross Seyfried ‘Over 100 Years Old And Still Delivering Pleasure’ by Prof. R. J. Robel (1889 Holland & Holland Royal, Lang & Hussey, Joseph Lang & Son, Stephen Grant, A.H. Fox, Purdey) ‘A magic gun’ by David J. Baker (H. Clarke of Leicester, Richard Redman of Birmingham, ‘Rigby's Rembrandt - Lisa 10 Tomlin’ by Silvio Calabi (engraving) ‘The A-3s of L. C. Smith’ by Townsend Breeden & Berle Cherney ‘Uncommon Delights’ by Sherman Bell (Webley & Scott Model 900, York House Martini Sporter, BSA Martini .310 Cadet) ‘Parker siblings’ by Timothy D. Sheldon ‘L. C. Smith .410 Shotgun Production’ by James Stubbendieck & Drew Hause ‘Quail Country’ by Robert Matthews & Terry AlIen ‘The Italian "Guild" Action Over-Under’ by Nick Hahn (Zoli, Renato Telo, SigArms Aurora, Cortona Model Grande, Rizzini, Brevette, Caesar Guerini, ‘To The Editor Of The Field, The Tiger’ by Ross Seyfried

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Winter 2009 (Digital) Vol. 20

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Winter 2008 (Print) Vol. 19

‘Out of India’ by Damien Conlon (Holland & Holland Royal double rifle ) ‘The Walter Chrysler Model 21 ‘ by Ned Schwing ‘Not of English Make – Part II ‘ by Sherman Bell (Sauer, Nowotny, Wunder & Gunther guns) ‘Wilkes-Barre Guns ’ by Raymond Matteren & Larry Schuknecht ‘The Army & Navy 20 Bore ‘ by James Kadash ‘Mysteries of The Poker Parker No. 3561 – Part I ’ by Richard Hoover (Parker lifter hammergun) ‘A Ghost From Christmas Past ’ by Ross Seyfried (Westley Richards percussion hammergun) Iver Johnson’s Marvel ’ by Colin McLagan ‘An African Battery ’ by Diggory Hadoke (Manton, J. Thompson, Rigby) ‘Mind Your Language ‘ by Donald Dallas (Purdey) ‘Best Gun of A Lesser God ‘ by John Campbell (Morrow & Co. double) ‘Sakaba – The SKB Shotguns of Japan ’ by Nick Hahn

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Winter 2008 (Digital) Vol. 19

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Winter 2007 (Print) Vol. 18

‘Our national game-bird, Quail’ by Charles D. Lanier (1895) ‘A tribute to Bill Wise, 1938 - 2007’ ‘British Gun Auctions - pt. 9’ by Diggory Hadoke (large number of named British makes) ‘The elusive A Grades’ by Bruce W. Foster ‘And they made double rifles - pt. 2’ by Colin McLagan (Browning Superposed, Winchester Model 101, Centennial) ‘British sporting guns & rifles - pt. 19, more real muzzleloaders’ by Sherman Bell (Parker, Field & Sons, Trulock & son, John Dickson & son, Blanch & Son) ‘In the land of Fire And Ice’ by Dr. Lloyd Newberry (L.C. Smith Ideal grade) ‘A rifle beyond belief’ by Ross Seyfried (Marlin, Caspar Schaller of Suhl) ‘F. L. Brooks and his A1 Specials’ by Jim Hall ‘W. J. Jeffery - a la carte!’ by Colin M. MacKinnon (John Saunders of Birmingham) ‘My favorite Browning Superposed’ by Nick Hahn ‘Progressive Cut’ by Frank Findlow (Alexander Henry, Thomas Turner ‘A poor man's Holland & Holland’ by Vincent Tomaselli (Badminton, Dominion) ‘Some things of value’ by Phillip D. Yearout (J. Stevens .410 gauge, Fox Model B, ‘To The Editor Of The Field, The Brindled and Nyassaland Gnu’ by Ross Seyfried ‘The Loon Lake Club’

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Winter 2006 (Print) Vol. 17

‘British Gun Auctions, Part V’ by Diggory Hadoke (guns by Robert Adams, A. Hill & Son, Gibbs & Pitt, Adams & Co., T. Woodward, William Evans, Charles Lancaster, T. W. Watson, Edwinson Green & Son) ‘Finding Out For Myself – pt.12 by Sherman Bell (Barrel tests, L. C. Smith Remington 1894, Remington 1900) ‘The King’s double rifles – pt.1‘ by Jean Paul Loeff (Nowotny, Heym)‘Special Order Stevens No. 56’ by William W. Headrick ‘Examples of Cogswell & Harrison‘ by Dr. John Newton ‘Early American Shotgun Makers – Part 1’ by Robert Matthews, Bill McPhail & Terry Allen (Sneider) ‘Golden Oldies’ by William W. Headrick (Remington 1894, A.H. Fox CE, L.C. Smith 00, Parker, VHE) ‘Hinckley’s Parker’ by Colin McLagan (hammergun) ‘Westley Richards – pt.2’ by Ross Seyfried (Centerfire breechloaders) ‘William Griffiths of Manchester‘ by Steve Bodio (hammergun) ‘The Sumners – Engravers To Boss & Co.‘ by Donald Dallas ‘L. C. Smith Double & Single Trap Guns’ by Townsend Breeden ‘The “Ideal” Shotgun‘ by Martin Godio (Manufacture Francaise d’Armes) ‘The Ruger Red Label Shotgun’ by J. E. Fender (Ruger SxS) ‘The Syracuse Arms Company – pt.7’ by Jack Maedel

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Winter 2007 (Digital) Vol. 18

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Winter 2006 (Digital) Vol. 17

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