Nash Buckingham's Last Case of Lubaloy #4s

[Big Friend Ten (BFT)]

Destry,

Yes, we've made the journey to the Parker Mecca... Very good!

Mark

[Bill Murphy]

I don't want to address the provenance of the case of Bartholomew shells, but I will address the fact that Nash had no checkbook to write a check to John Olin for a case of shells for the ill fated 1948 duck season. Henry Bartholomew is known as Nash's benefactor and his Potomac River hunting partner. Henry bought guns and hunts for Nash when Nash was in need of either. I'm sure he bought the ammunition too. The fact that the last stash of 1 3/8 ounce Lubaloy #4 was not used would indicate to me that Marse Henry was not as fond of this load as Nash was. This case of Super-X was shipped the same month that Nash lost Bo Whoop. I have a fairly simple answer to the question about why the shells were not used by Marse Henry. The simple answer is that the shells did not belong to him, they were Nash's. It really doesn't matter, because they will not be hawked at Bo Whoop prices. They will be sold at a reasonable price to friends who appreciate waterfowl and shotgun history. My most vocal critic is still number one on the list.

[MarketHunter]

Bill,

Should I start holding my breath for a price on a box of those shells? I'll expect a PM real soon.

DLH

[Will Gurton]

I cannot believe that these were that last P374L's that Nash owned.

Dr. William Andrews, "Chubby", would always talk with great fondness of how in the years that he and Nash hunted together, as a gesture of gratitude Nash would give "Chubby" two boxes of Lubaloys at the begining of each trip to kind of offset travel expenses, since Nash neither owned a vehicle or drove.

"Chubby" would always laugh and say that he also knew Nash never bought a shell. John Olin would always make sure he had plenty.

Will

[Bindlestiff]

Found..... read all about it.....
http://www.ducks.org/news-media/news...lls-for-175000

[CSL]

I remember reading a while ago there was a connection between Nash Buckingham and Missouri Senator Harry Hawes... If I remember correctly Harry had some rather nice Fox/Becker doubles and there may have been some gun dealing between Nash and Harry over the years... Anyone know if Nash and Harry Hawes spent any time hunting together?...


Best, CSL
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[Bill Murphy]

Patrick, I hunted at a club on the Potomac River a couple of years ago, and, as I am known to do, started leafing through the log book. I found that Harry Hawes had shot there some time back. I got to thinking about the location of the club, which had been changed "back when". The club where I was shooting is on an island across the river from the Bartholomew farm. I'm not sure about the exact locations of the clubs, but I couldn't miss the Senator Hawes notation in the sign in book.

[ahfoxman]

Bill, Yes I did visit, in fact many times as Bart and Hanna and Carol and I became fast friends with our mutual interests in Nash/Becker stuff and antique cars.

Christopher, I just posted some dog photos and hunting BS, and was shooting one of Senator Hawes' smallbore Beckers today. Wow, how about that, I get home and here is a discussion about Senator Hawes and his guns. Seems like something is haunted, I guess I had better get back to bed!

[CSL]

Murph,
The Potomac River Hunt Club log book sounds like a great read, and I'll bet there were probably some other well known historical gunners listed among it's pages...

Tom, It's good to know one of Senator Hawes' smallbore Beckers is still spending some time in the field, and your sidekick lab "Ice" sure looks to be having a fun hunt, great photos!... I have an interesting old first edition shooting book I found several years ago from the personal library of Harry B. Hawes that was signed to him by the author in 1933, and if I remember correctly 1933 was also about the same time Harry took delivery of a small bore Fox/Becker gun... Not sure if any of the Fox guys collect "Harry B. Hawes" gunning related items, but thought you might find this interesting... Image below shows a small label on the inside cover of the book mentioned above...

Best, Chris ~ CSL
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[Jerry McCarty]

Mr. Murphy,

Would love to hear more about the Potomac gunning club that now (or still) occupies the island between Hallowing Pt. and the old Bartholomew Shoreline. A couple guys I hunt with in Rock Hall hunted their frequently in the 70's and early 80's. I had a stake right off the shoreline of what I believe to be Bartholomew land and also hunted Broad Cr. In late 90's a few times. Used to wear out cans and redheads before the Potomac lost a lot of habitat just north for Washington Harbor at Smoot Bay (which I also used to gun). Will see if I can find scanned article from an old issue of Decoy Collector magazine that covered the various Potomac River gunning clubs that existed right up to about WW II. I believe it mentions the club you hunt with as well as the club just down river at Chapmans Landing where Herbert Hoover hunted fowl. I now hunt mainly from several blinds accumulated over the past 15 years or so on the west side of Mason Neck. Will be shooting a Fox 12 bore with newly acquired New Era ITX shells. By the way, if you want your own island in the fabled Potomac, I heard a rumor that Dogue island in Occoquan Bay, also reported to be gunned by Hoover back in the day is on the market. We know this as Conrad Is and a great seagull roost.

Jerry