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Winter 2005 (Print) Vol. 16

'Takes My Breath Away' by Wayne Capooth 'London Gun Auctions' by Diggory Hadoke 'British Single-Shot Rifles - Part 1, The William Soper Rifles' by Sherman Bell 'The Tuna Club Lefever' by Colin McLagan (Lefever Grade EE) 'The Howell Family of Birmingham by Stephen D. Howell 'The Christmas Present, Ten-gauges in the Sacramento Valley' by Ross Seyfried (Westley Richards 10 gauge, Lancaster sidelock ejector, Greener 10 gauge) 'A Rare Remington Model 1889, Grade 6' by Charles Semmer 'A Gift For A Prince' by Frank Findlow (1897-Joseph Lang & Son .577 rifle ) 'The Life and Times of Mr. Fox's DE Grade' by William W. Headrick 'Love For The Little Gun' by Robert Matthews & Terry Allen (.410s Bertuzzi, Army & Navy by Webley and Scott 1893, L.C. Smith 'Monogram', Browning, Ansley H. Fox) 'Ghost or Gunmaker - Part 2, - the mystery of H.A. Lindner of Suhl' by Hans Pfingsten & John Mann 'The Syracuse Gun Co: The Low Grades - Part 11' by Tom Archer & Terry Allen 'The Syracuse Gun Co: The Early Years - Part 3' by Jack Maedel 'The Ubiquitous Ithaca Doubles' by W. R. Hammond (Flues 1908-1926, NID 1926-1948, Lefever Nitro Special 1921-1947) 'George E. Ramey's L.C. Smith' by James T. Tyson (Specialty Trap gun) The Loon Lake Club

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Winter 2004 (Print) Vol. 15

‘Finding out for myself - part 8, Express rifle pressure variables - black powder’ by Sherman Bell (.450 Express Alexander Henry) ‘The President’s Parker’ by Arthur W. Wheaton (R.H. Coleman’s DHE) ‘Ithaca Flues 28-gauge Grade 4’ by James T. Tyson “Famars” of Gardone by Donald C. Butts (Mario Abbiatico and Remo Salvinelli) ‘The Purdey bolt’ by Donald Dallas ‘Some interesting members of the Smith family’ by Colin McLagan (L.C. Smith) ‘Mr. Jones, Mr. Jones, Mr. Jones, the action that changed us all’ by Ross Seyfried (Harkom, Westley Richards, Boss, Robertson, Henry Jones double screw grip) ‘Wide prairies’ by Worth and Margaret Mathewson (Ithaca Field magnum 10 bore) ‘All but forgotten’ by William W. Headrick (Fox BE grade) ‘J.P. Sauer & Sohn: serial numbers and dates of production 1881-1925 - One collector’s thoughts, Part 2’ by Jeff Stephens ‘The Syracuse Arms Company - Part 8, the elusive hammer gun’ by Tom Archer and Terry Allen ‘Falling through history: The Ed Zern gun’ by Tig Tillinghast (Army & Navy) ‘Evolution of the Sterlingworth - part 2’ by David J. Noreen

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Winter 2003 (Print) Vol. 14

‘How John Norton…kept his Christmas’ by Rev. W.H.H. “Adirondack” Murray ‘Could he have done it?’ by David J. Baker & Roger E. Lake (Lord Ripon) ‘Good, better, best - pt 1’ by Colin McLagan (British Best gun marques) ‘A Westley Richards boxlock’ by Colin Greenwood ‘An unusual Remington CE Grade 1894’ by Charles Semmer ‘Bore-rifles - pt 1’ by Sherman Bell (Holland & Holland 8-bore rifle) ‘Christmastime with William Harnden Foster’ by Arthur W. Wheaton ‘My trip south for “Birds” by Dale Spartas ‘The Wilkes-Barre Gun Co. - part 2’ by Bob Noble & William O. Achtermeier ‘Doubles for dangerous doings’ by William W. Headrick (Rigby, Beretta Model 455, B. Searcy & Co. Heym, Merkel) ‘Wingshooting in New Zealand’ by Stuart M. Williams ‘Kaiser Wilhelm’s Sauer & Sohn double rifle’ by Jeff Stephens ‘The Syracuse Arms Co. - pt 4- model variation’ by Tom Archer & Terry Allen ‘Re: The 2-gauge rifle and shotgun’ by G.H. Whittome ‘Ernst Steigleder’by Frederik Franzén ‘The Baker aspect of my Ithaca reality’ by James T. Tyson

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Winter 2002 (Print) Vol. 13

‘The Goose Of Christmas Past’ by William W. Headrick (Winchester, Bownning, Super-Fox) ‘Exceptional British Doubles’ by Sherman Bell (Stephen Grant .500 x 3 inch BPE, Holland & Holland .450 Royal, W&C Scott ‘Premier Extra Special’, Wild, Watson) ‘The Short Life Of Philadelphia Arms Co.’ by David Noreen (Fox) ‘The Souvenir’ by David J. Baker (Powers and Surface cleaning rod, Faries). ‘Remington Whitmore Combination Gun’ by Charles Semmer Model 1873) ‘Tracing The History Of Your English Gun’ by Donald Dallas (Boss) ‘Parker A-1 Special - Lost And Found!’ by Robert L. Dluge, Sr. ‘The Argentina Grand Slam’ by Stuart Williams (Duck shooting. Ithaca Classic double 5E) ‘Some American Lightweights’ by Colin McLagan (Parker, L.C. Smith, Lefever, Fox, Ithaca) ‘Fur, Feathers, and Frontloaders’ by William W. Headrick (Purdey muzzle loader, Charles Moore flintlock, William Smith, Beckwith, Manton & Son) ‘Double Back In Africa - Part 1’ by Timothy Carney (Holland & Holland .500 / .450. ‘John Rigby & Co, regulating double rifles in the new millennium’ by Steve Helsley ‘Jim DeMunck - Craftsman, Artisan & Artist’ by J .F. Fender (Engraving) ‘German Double Guns, with two or more barrel sets’ by Fredrik Franzén (Simson, Geyger, Bessel, Englund, Foerster) ‘Crass 16-Gauge Grade 6’ by James T. Tyson (Ithaca) ‘Peter In Wonderland’ by Peter Kogut (English pheasant shoot) ‘A New Slant On The "Wrist Breaker" by David J. Baker (Lancaster Model A lock conversion)

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Winter 2001 (Print) Vol. 12

'Remembering Geoff' by David Trevallion and Michael McIntosh (Geoffrey Boothroyd obituary) 'Whatever Happened To “The Little Gun”? by Arthur W. Wheaton (16 gauge Parker) 'Finding Out For Myself, Part 5, long shells in short chambers' by Sherman Bell 'EJ. Churchill' by Don Masters 'Remington Model 1889 ~ Grade 7' by Charles Semmer 'Postscript On Baker' by David J. Baker (William Baker) 'An XE/AE Fox' by Paul Brown 'Wigeon On The Tide' by Worth and Marge Mathewson "The Snow Leopard' by Ivan Johnson and David Trevallion (Purdey) 'Where Are The Birds?, a story of an unusual Ithaca .410' by Bill Davis 'Fit For A Czar' by William W. Headrick (Nicholas II's Parker A-1) 'Gunning For Doves In Cordoba, Argentina' by Stuart M. Williams (Browning Superposed, Winchester 101) 'Prewar Rigby ~ The way they were' by Ross Seyfried (Rigby history) ‘Two Unusual German Double Rifles' by Fredrik Franzén (Stendebach Patent Ideal 110, Thieme & Schlegelmilch) 'The Black Forest Hunt' by Stephen C. Helsley. (Holland & Holland .500, Samuel Nock, Thomas Boss, William Powell & Sons, Miller & Val Greiss, Imman-Meffert, Serbian Mauser)

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Winter 2001 (Digital) Vol. 12

'Remembering Geoff' by David Trevallion and Michael McIntosh (Geoffrey Boothroyd tribute) 'Whatever Happened To “The Little Gun”? by Arthur W. Wheaton (16 gauge Parker) 'Finding Out For Myself, Part 5, long shells in short chambers' by Sherman Bell 'EJ. Churchill' by Don Masters 'Remington Model 1889 ~ Grade 7' by Charles Semmer 'Postscript On Baker' by David J. Baker (William Baker) 'An XE/AE Fox' by Paul Brown 'Wigeon On The Tide' by Worth and Marge Mathewson "The Snow Leopard' by Ivan Johnson and David Trevallion (Purdey) 'Where Are The Birds?, a story of an unusual Ithaca .410' by Bill Davis 'Fit For A Czar' by William W. Headrick (Nicholas II's Parker A-1) 'Gunning For Doves In Cordoba, Argentina' by Stuart M. Williams (Browning Superposed, Winchester 101) 'Prewar Rigby ~ The way they were' by Ross Seyfried (Rigby history) ‘Two Unusual German Double Rifles' by Fredrik Franzén (Stendebach Patent Ideal 110, Thieme & Schlegelmilch) 'The Black Forest Hunt' by Stephen C. Helsley. (Holland & Holland .500, Samuel Nock, Thomas Boss, William Powell & Sons, Miller & Val Greiss, Imman-Meffert, Serbian Mauser)

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Winter 2000 (Print) Vol. 11

'The Lovely Menace' by Catherine Harper (Browning BSS) 'Money Well Spent' by William W. Headrick ( 'British Doubles From A to Z, Part 12' by Sherman Bell (Alexander Henry .450, Thomas Horsley .450, Holland & Holland .577, William Powell & Sons) 'Ithaca NID 28 Gauge Guns' by Bill Davis 'Clayton’s Parker' by Ed Muderlak 'The Rarest Purdey?' by Donald Dallas 'Rigby Shotguns' by Ted Hatfield 'A Very Early Woodward Over-Under' by Robert I Egbert 'Hunting and Shooting with Holland & Holland, Part 2' by Stuart Wiliams 'A Converted Lancaster Double Rifle' by Colin Greenwood 'The John Olin Model 21 Winchester' by Edward E. Ulrich 'A Combination Gun, and the little one that got away' by Ross Seyfried (Alexander Henry) 'Brownings Afield' by William W. Headrick (Superposed Grade 1, Citori model 425, Citori Grade VI) 'Perazzi Nonpareil' by James I. Fender 'An Italian Proved Remington EEO' by Charles Semmer 'L.C. Smith’s Worshipful Masters of the Order of Gunmakers' by John O. Houchins 'Project B.S.A.' by David J. Baker '1897 ~ Men, Monuments and Moments, Ithaca-Quality since 1880' by James T. Tyson

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Winter 1999 (Print) Vol. 10

‘A Gun For My Old Age’ by David J. Baker (Horsley hammergun) ‘Finding Out For Myself, Part II’ by Sherman Bell (Testing Damascus barrels) ‘What Are The Odds?’ by William W. Headrick (Parker/waterfowl hunting) ‘Trains, Planes and Wild Game Birds’ by Nicholas Tett (Bird hunting in Africa) ‘The Other Model 21’ – The Double Rifle’ by Edward E. Ulrich (Winchester Model 21) ‘A Custom ’ by Tom Kidd (Fox Grade XE) ‘A Purdey 8-Bore Snap Action’ by James E. Fender (Purdey) ‘Remington Grade EEO, From G.P. to H.F.E.’ by Charles Semmer (Remington SxS) ‘Parker’s Pigeon Gun, The Barrels Made The Difference ’ by Ed Muderlak (Parker) ‘A Global Gallery of Game Guns’ by William W. Headrick (Army & Navy, Chas. Lancaster, Auguste Francotte, Aguirre y Aranzabal AyA, J. P. Sauer, Arrieta, L. C. Smith, Stephano Lucchini) ‘A Vierling ’ by Fredrik Franzén (Vierling/Hans Englund) ‘Griffin & Howe – The Legend Continues ’ by Joseph G. Bilby (Griffin & Howe, Holland & Holland, Bertuzzi, Boss) ‘Ithaca – Quality Since 1880, Hammer Guns ‘ by James T. Tyson (Ithaca) ‘The Comeback of Casa de Campo ‘ by Stuart Williams (shooting facility) ‘William Moore Rediscovered ’ by Michael S. Franck ( Wm. Moore) ‘Reloading Revisited, A Condensed Version of How to Make Ammunition for Double Barrelled Rifles ‘ by Ross Seyfried (Woodward, Alexander Henry, Lancaster, Rigby, Holland & Holland, Greener, Martini) ‘Sporting Guns & Pointing Dogs in Sweden ’ by Jan Nilsson (Delrez, Simson & Co., Clabrough, Purdey, Gibbs, Francotte, Murat Ciceron, Skimin & Wood, Geo. Lechner, Wm. Evans) ‘Army & Navy C.S.L. 23821 ’ by Douglas L. Le Bas (Army & Navy) ‘European Economy Doubles ‘ by Larry Brown (Sauer, Centaure Liege, Manufrance, Bernardelli, Parker-Hale, Parquemy)

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Winter 1999 (Digital) Vol. 10

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Winter 1998 (Print) Vol. 9

‘Reflections On A New England Upland Sporting Life’ by Paul E. Chase  ‘Gunshops of Paris’ by Nial McInerney ‘The Masterpiece’ by John Curnow (W&C Scott .303 rifle) ‘Just Taking It Easy At Rough Creek Lodge’ by Dwayne Wells ‘The Guns of C. B. Brown’ by James T. Tyson (Ithaca) ‘Herkules: A Grecian God & A Strong Verschluss’ by Fredrik Franzén (Mahrholdt Hakenloser Herkules ‘bock’ double rifle, Schuler) ‘Purdey's: A British Best’ by Tony Jackson ‘Smoothbore Smorgasbord - Part 4’ by William W. Headrick (Boss & Co., L.C. Smith, Ithaca N.I.D. grade no.2E., Hunter Arms Co. Fulton, Parker AA grade, ‘Grouse Shooting In The Swedish Mountains’ by Jan Nilsson (AyA Matador, Beretta 686, Boswell, Fischer) ‘My Forgotten Parker’ by John T. Jacopi (Parker DHE 16 gauge) ‘Fox Gun Co. - Baltimore, Maryland’ by Tom Kidd ‘British Doubles From A To Z - Part 7’ by Sherman Bell (Rigby, Rodda rifles) ‘An Elephant at Mateke’ by Ross Seyfried ‘A Transitional Horsley’ by David J. Baker ‘A Refinished Remington’ by Charles Semmer (Model 1894 CEO 16 gauge) ‘The Case of the .470 Double Case’ by Anthony J. Schembri (Martin Huey)

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