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Originally Posted by Rodney Sayre
I was just in NY City at the Beretta store and was amazed to find one of Hemingway's O/U Beretta displayed in the store. I was very pleased apparently he must have owned it while living in Key West for they said he bird hunted in Cuba with it. A must see if you are in NY City.
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Wonderful!
Most of Hem's guns have been lost. The fellow who bought his well used model 12 at Abecrombie (sp?) and Fitch bought it for a song. It was well used and after shooting the gun for a while he sold it and it's lost. Hem's famous Griffin and Howe Model 70 30-06 went to his son Patrick. It was stolen and they think it ended up in the IRA. One of his Mannlicher Schoeneurs when to one of Mary and Hem's friends in Ketchum, it was an 1952 carbine.
I have seen photos of the famous Beretta. Hem's Woodmasters are gone. At least one of his 470 double rifles is on display in Cuba...or is it in Key West?
Here is my MS 1952 carbine.
Castro used to shoot one of Hem's O/U's just for grins. I believe that gun is still on display in the Finsa Vigia.
I have no idea what happened to his Superposed....I guess I need to dig into the
Hemingway's Guns book some more.
Famous men's guns are exciting. I own a model 08 Colt 380 that was owned by Ray Folger of coffee fame. The interesting thing about the pistol, which is like new, is that Mr. Folger used it to kill an intruder who had entered his back yard. I also own his Parker SBT. Nice, guns with a history. I am a Starbuck's coffee guy tho.
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