According to popular wisdom simple things please simple minds. Well, my mind must be simple considering I have a lifelong fascination with simplicity in
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GIACINTO ZANOTTI- IMPROVING THE SIDELOCK
Photographs courtesy of steniron.com Italian gunmaker Giacinto Zanotti in 1906 produced a a sidelock shotgun. On the surface it looks like a Holland system
SIMPLE AND BEST
In a past posting (Simple versus cheap) here: SIMPLE VERSUS CHEAP The text focused on the lack of high level finish in simple guns.
INTERNAL CONTRADICTIONS
The phrase “internal contradictions” was very popular in academic debates in European universities in the 70s. I was reminded of this phrase of my
TWO IMAGES, TWO WORLDS APART
The first image is an unsigned painting of an English hunter around the end of the 18th century. The other is a photograph of
GUNFITTING, GRANDMA’S RECIPE
What does a BB gun with an adjustable stock have in common with grandma’s recipes for good fit? Lots! “When buying shoes, gloves, anything
PERMUTATIONS GALORE
This is a follow up on the rcent post re lamenting the double. It is inspired by a review done recently on the Benelli
LAMENTING THE DOUBLE
Aficionados of side by sides often lament the current lack of interest in classic doubles. Some even tell how their double is often the
DEWEY VICKNAIR’S LATEST CREATION
They are very few, the gunmakers who can design and then construct the whole gun, from muzzle to heel plate. Best guns are traditionally
I SPY WITH MY INNER EYE…
If an advert insults the viewer’s inner eye, it is a dud. This was stated by Vance Packard in his landmark book on