Unknown Upland Hunter

[Gary Bodrato]

Lynn Bogue Hunt

Perhaps the two best-known books Hunt illustrated, though—both Derrydales—were Grouse Feathers and More Grouse Feathers. Written by another legendary figure, Burton Spiller, they’ve charmed generations of readers. Spiller’s droll, humorous stories and Hunt’s evocative, beautifully realized drawings make for one of the happiest marriages of text and art in the sporting canon.

[Reggie B]

Interesting double. Looks to be fairly long barreled, pistol grip with a solid pad.

[Mills]

General Eisenhower?

[stumpstalker]

Mills:

That is close enough for consideration, but was Ike just too "squared away" a kind of guy to have ever sported a mustache?

[Dean Romig]

I almost bought a straight grip Parker DHE 16 that Ike had borrowed from his NH grouse hunting buddy and liked it so much he was very slow in returning it.

But no, it’s not Ike.




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[Opening Day]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

I almost bought a straight grip Parker DHE 16 that Ike had borrowed from his NH grouse hunting buddy and liked it so much he was very slow in returning it.

But no, it’s not Ike.




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And why didn't you.................

[Mills]

Dean, Can you tell us more about the picture? What is the source of it? Where is it pictured? Is any kind of location mentioned?

[Dean Romig]

I really don’t know where the picture was taken.

All I know is that the gent in the picture is purported to have hunted birds with Spiller in NH or ME.






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[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Eric Eis

And why didn't you.................

The gun, a book inscribed to the deceased owner of the gun and a picture of Ike, the owner, the Parker and a Brittany... autographed by Ike and a letter from the owner to Ike wondering when he would get his Parker back, were offered for sale in about 2003 in a local want-ad or Uncle Henry’s Buy, Sell & Swap publication for something like $3.5k. I called immediately but was told the gun was just purchased by a collector. I asked the seller to have the collector call me - that I would pay him a good profit for the group. Well he called that evening and told me he had sold it to Riley’s in NH. I drove there the next morning, handled the gun and asked about the other things that were sold with it. The store owner said “Nothing else came in with the gun.”

The new price on the gun was $7,500 and I walked out.





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[Mills]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

The gun, a book inscribed to the deceased owner of the gun and a picture of Ike, the owner, the Parker and a Brittany... autographed by Ike and a letter from the owner to Ike wondering when he would get his Parker back, were offered for sale in about 2003 in a local want-ad or Uncle Henry’s Buy, Sell & Swap publication
For something like $3.5k. I called immediately but was told the gun was just purchased by a collector. I asked the seller to have the collector call me - that I would pay him a good profit for the group. Well he called that evening and told me he had sold it to Riley’s in NH. I drove there the next morning, handled the gun and asked about the other things that were sold with it. The store owner said “Nothing else came in with the gun.”

The new price on the gun was $7,500 and I walked out.





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That hurts. I would have walked out too