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A Gun to Grow Into
There is pride in the recollection, but there is also the tacit reality that a boy’s early steps to manhood are cast in the footprints of his father and that…
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Bertuzzi Gullwings
Bertuzzi shotguns have the unique design characteristic of ali di gabbiano, Italian for “the wings of a gull” as the sideplates spring outward like wings, revealing the lockwork inside…
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Where Tweed Began
The story of tweed dates back about 200 years to a Scottish Border weaver, a London cloth merchant, and a fortuitous mistake…
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Third Batch Legacy
Hundreds of years ago, long before iron rails and interstate highways, navigating the American frontier involved following the buffalo…
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David McKay Brown
The Scottish firm, and the man who gives his name to it, unite technical skill and artistic flair in the making of best guns…
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The Russell Fit
The handmade—and handsome—products of Russell Moccasin are worn wherever there’s a demand for uncommonly comfortable and durable footwear…
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Being at Brays
Located outside of Savannah, Georgia, and proximate to the charming coastal town of Beaufort, South Carolina, and within a short drive of Charleston—the current capital of Southern lifestyle—Brays Island is…
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Intent of Being the Best
The Connecticut River Valley is the historic “gun valley” of America’s early industrial development in the heart of Yankee country, home to some of the great names in American shotguns…
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¡VIVA LA REVOLUCIÓN!
Recently we’ve seen a slight warming in our Cold War–era diplomatic relations with Cuba. As these dramatic events continue to play out, many are wondering how the new relationship will…
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The Best of Islay
When it comes to single malt Scotch whisky, there’s one region offering the most distinctive style in the category—Scotland’s Islay. Islay is the southern island of the Inner Hebrides of…
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The Most Famous Name in the Spanish Guns
AYA is the most famous name in Spanish guns. Like Holland & Holland in England, it is the quality standard against which others are measured. The problem for any writer…
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The Sunday Spaniel
Outside the First Presbyterian Church in Spartanburg, South Carolina, sometime around 1905, a small spaniel-type dog was noticed by banker Alexander L. White after Sunday services. White adopted the dog…
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