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Hi Tim, and Welcome to the PGCA!
Where in Vermont are you? I spend a great deal of time in the "Kingdom." .
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"I'm a Setter man. Not because I think they're better than the other breeds, but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture." George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic. |
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Thats a wonderful gun ,theres a crook around every corner unfortunately....like the boys said gert the toe fixed and enjoy it
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Welcome to the PGCA, Tim. Your gun looks to be in remarkably nice condition.
I'm surprised the scoundrel didn't also try the old "You can't shoot those Damascus guns. They'll blow up" story on you too. I love D grade guns, and an heirloom Damascus D as nice as yours deserves to stay right there in the family. |
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The gun was shipped in June 1898 to a Jonathan Hull at the Berwick Hotel in Rutland, VT (Rutland is actually where I work, and is about 10 miles from my house, although my father's family is from northern VT). The hotel burned in the early 70s. According to an article I found: "Built in 1868, the four-story hotel boasted 110 guest rooms, a complement of ballrooms and other public spaces, two restaurants and several shops including the much-loved Cinderella’s Sweets candy store." Not sure if this Hull guy ran a gun shop on the bottom floor, or if he just bought the gun and had it delivered there. So, I figure my great-grandfather Upton probably either: 1) bought the gun from a shop run by Mr. Hull; 2) bought the gun directly from Mr. Hull; or 3) was given the gun by his wife's brother, who, as it turns out, worked as a jeweler in Rutland in the late 1800s. (I stumbled upon that fact a few years ago while going through a box of old family letters.) #2 actually seems like the least likely to me. Fun to think about, though! Thank you again for the research and documentation - very cool! |
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