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11-17-2009, 07:33 PM
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Great neighborhood, that Detroit. I have a few Winchesters that came from the same neighborhood. Grosse Point Farms must be a good place to live. This guy was a GM big wig. My guns came from a gentleman who lived in a house (mansion) once owned by Harley Earle, the great, more than great, Buick designer. The fellow who owned my guns was not a GM guy, but was an oil guy from the Detroit area who owned a thousands of acres hunting preserve in Ontario. He had some kind of relationship with Harley Earle. My "Joe Knapp Club" Model 21 duck gun came from him. Apparently, some of the GM guys were great gun guys and hunters.
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11-17-2009, 08:09 PM
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This auction was of the estate of Al Warren, he was a vice president I be leave of GM that negotiated with the UAW. I met Al around 25 years ago, I doubt he would remember me, but he was a gentlemen, and a conservationist
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11-18-2009, 01:23 PM
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Got some more scoop this afternoon on my way back down. Report: most of the guns went for close to retail price; DuMochelle had no idea what they were doing or how to handle the guns; a rent-a-cop was in charge of describing guns over the phone Friday afternoon/evening; Feds came in and told DuMochelle that they could not sell some of the exotic mounts or the ivory. Sounds like a cluster-#@!&.
Hopefully some of the guns found good homes with Parker guys. Glad I did not waste time trying to get a "deal." By the way, Grosse Pointe has always been serious money; old money; quiet money. I am sure there are several Parkers that would command serious lust sitting in some of those old mansions. Not surprised about the GM Execs being hunters/shooters. Roger Smith was a big time hunter and had/has quite a collection of fine guns. For those of you familiar with the Detroit suburbs, Neville Geeke was Roger's gunsmith. |
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11-18-2009, 03:07 PM
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Most of the big duck clubs in the Mitchell's Bay / Walpole Island area were either owned or controlled by car manufacturer money. I think they've all either gone back to the indians or been sold off now though. The last that I knew of was The Canada Club, they had their last season last year I believe.
Destry
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11-18-2009, 03:36 PM
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Destry,
Sorry to hear of the demise of the Canada Club. Never had an opportunity to hunt there or even see the place but from all accounts it was quite a club. Jay |
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11-18-2009, 04:28 PM
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It was the Winous Point of Canada, the oldest in the country by all accounts. I never got to shoot there either, a friend did a couple years ago though. They never busted a cap but getting to see the clubhouse and everything would have been well worth the trip.
Destry
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11-18-2009, 05:03 PM
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I thought the Canada Club was further east on lake Erie past Point Pelee and not in the Detroit/Windsor area. I have an aquaintence who shot there (Canada Club) a few times. He was in charge of the punters at the Ottawa Club on Sandusky Bay that is right next to the Winnous Point Club.
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11-18-2009, 05:56 PM
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Canada club was across the channel from Harsen's island in the Detroit River. I never had the chance to shoot there, but I understand it was coats and ties for dinner, with the oldest member sitting at the head of the table, doing the serving. The gunning logs looked like a history of American business
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