A-1 Special article in Western Field 1912

[Kevin McCormack]

Eric - Neither of my 2 original microfilm copies of the series Part XIV contains the photo you just posted. If it came from where I think it did, be VERY careful of reprinting it again without the original publisher's (not Western Field's) consent. This is one of the cases I referred to in my original post alluding to problems with copy right clearances. My experience was that the owners of this original photograph don't fool around! Don't take any chances here; copyright infringement us a serious matter, as Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams just found out. If you have further questions, please PM me on this site. Thanks"

Dave: Yes the 28 ga. gun in question was indeed shown at our PGCA meeting in Richmond at the event specified. The gun had some other interesting facets: between the time it was acquired by the dealer who sold it to the person who displayed it at Richmond, it "grew" an extra set of "original" 28" barrels. Investigation of that provenance became quite murky and did much to dull the original appeal of the previous history of the gun. It was subsequently included in the sale of that person who displayed it at Richmond's collection as part of the deal to an individual in Chicago.

The last time I spoke with Larry Baer before his death (RIP) he told me that the gun pictured on the 1966 Guns and Ammo cover was never sent to Germany and was ultimately sold (by Baer) to a man in Salt Lake City. Only the 20 gauge was sent to Krieghoff in Germany to have the barrels repaired (and if not possible, rebarreled) after (presumably) one of Hedderly's "ultimate possibilies" hand loads bulged the 3-inch !) chambers of one barrel. This gun disappeared in Germany and has never been traced. When I asked Larry about his theory on the ultimate disposition of the gun, he said, "Some farmer in Bavaria is probably shooting crows and barn pigeons with it right now."