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Winter 2021 (Print) Vol. 32

‘Memoirs from the gun room’ by Daniel Philip Côté (A.H. Fox CE16)‘Christmastime at Middleton Plantation’ by Roger Pinckney (1927 Trojan 12 gauge Parker, 1927 and 1936 AH Fox Sterlingworths, and a Fox Model B).‘The Longest Season: Eighty Thousand Days Among the Wildfowl’ by Ross Seyfried (home made flintlock, Joseph Lang percussion, Westley Richards pinfire, Charles Lancaster 10 bore of 1871, Westley Richards Super Magnum Explora, W.W. Greener Royal 12, W&C Scott Monte Carlo B, W&C Scott Premier Quality 10 gauge, and a Rigby ‘Rising Bite’) ‘A Dynamic Duo of AA Grade Parkers’ by Steve Cambria (Made in 1899)‘Lord, What A Purdey!’ by John Campbell II (12 bore centre-fire hammer gun of 1866)‘The A.E. Whitmore sidelock’ (1890s) by Tom Archer and Terry Allen‘British Guns and Sporting Rifles: An Eclectic Collection - pt 39’ by Sherman Bell (Trulock and Harriss, Edwin Chamberlain, Frederick Beesley and J. Purdey & Sons)‘Barber and Lefever Hammer Shotguns’ by Joe Smolka‘George Smith, London’ by Dr. John Newton‘The Colindian’ by Derek Stimpson (1888 Charles Lancaster)

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Winter 2020 (Digital) Vol. 31

‘Memoirs from the gun room - The Gentleman of Foxlaire’ by Daniel Philip Côté ‘Wildfowling in Veere, Zeeland, The Netherlands’ by Jan Paul Loeff ‘Rimfires of the most uncommon kind’ by Ross Seyfried, (.22s - George Gibbs, AG. Parker (of Parker Hale), Haenel K.K. Sport, Browning, Husqvana) ‘The two-gauge set that wasn’t, pt 1’ by Tom Archer & Terry Allen (1909 16 gauge A2 grade L.C. Smith), ‘An unsuitable Rigby?’ by John Campbell II (1881 20 gauge Rigby hammergun) ‘Meet me in St. Louis: A 1904 World’s fair Parker ‘by Steve Cambria (12 gauge BHE highly engraved hammerless) ‘Big Boar Rifles’ by Frederik Franzén - (rifles with boar engravings by W.Wolf, Morgenroth, Schmidt & Habermann, Goeling, Brenneke, Collath, Gebrüder Merkel Vierling, Krieghoff, ) ‘Pittsburgh Fire Arms Co. 16-gauge SN 308’ by Terry Deem ‘Martini Madness: Small Game Rifles pt 1’ by Sherman Bell ‘Briley- the shotgun people from Houston’ by Ross Seyfried (chokes - Reilly, Miller & Val Greiss, and Claborough).

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Winter 2019 (Digital) Vol. 30

‘Memoirs from the gun room’ by Daniel Philip Côté (Holland and Holland .450 BPE) ‘History of O. Geyger & Co., Berlin - Waffenfabrik - Pt 2’ by Dr. Kasten Eden ‘Hammers and fences’ by Ross Seyfried (A.W. Spies (19- bore single flint); W.C. Scott (10-bore); William Greener; Holland & Holland (single 12 bore); Alexander Henry’s .450 sporting target, Mortimer 28 bore rifle; Dougall “LockFast” single .500 rifle; Westley Richards,Haetge 16 bore game gun, and Boss 12-bore double rifle) ‘Remington Model 1894: BE grade’ by Terry Deem Francotte: quality from Belgium by Sherman Bell ‘A one-armed trapshooter and a 34-inch Parker CHE’ by Randy Roberts ‘The preserve at Boulder hills’ by Constance Sullivan ‘The Double Champ’s double guns’ by George Foreman (J.P. Sauer 1893 20 gauge, RBL Professional double rifle, Fox Sterlingworth, Edward Kettner Cape Gun 16 gauge, Suhl Meffert combination, ‘An L.C. Smith A-3 20 bore - Pt 3’ by Tom Archer & Terry Allen ‘A. Hollis double rifles and the Leonard connection - Pt 2’ by R. Nolan Keiler ‘Peter Christopher Chapman 1934 - 2019’ by David Brown ‘A Fox J grade SBT’ by Frank J. Sebro ‘A brace of Smith shotguns’ by Dr. John Newton (William Smith and Samuel & Charles Smith)

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Winter 2018 (Print) Vol. 29

‘Memoirs from the gun room’ by Daniel Côté (1893 Parker, Cashmore, Sir Samuel White Baker's Paradox - Pt 1' by Roger E. Lake with David Neale (Holland & Holland) 'The Peerless Bequest' by Mark Crudgington (Peerless Gun Company - James Wentz Wilson & Isaac T. Milliken, rare 10-bore hammer gun by W&C Scott) 'Boss & Company: In good hands' by J.E. Fender "Few ducks in the desert" by Frank J. Srebro (Fox Sterlingworth Brush ejector) 'The Crazy Gun' by Arthur H. Shelton (Serbian rarity) 'Small-Bore….Big Shot! W.R. Crosby's 20-bore Parker' by Steve Cambria 'Duck hunting the other way' by Ross Seyfried (Greener percussion, Lancaster basefire 14, Manton flintlock, Dougall pinfire, 'Remington Model 1894: The "Parts clean-up guns" of 1910' by Terry Deem 'Joseph Needham: ahead of the curve & under the radar' by John Campbell II 'The Ithaca $1000 Grade' by Walter C. Snyder 'British guns and sporting rifles: Pt 34, W. & C. Scott shotguns' by Sherman Bell

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Winter 2018 (Digital) Vol. 29

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Winter 2017 (Print) Vol. 28

‘Memoirs from the gun-room’ – Daniel Philip Côté ‘Charles Lancaster Oval Bores: unconventional wisdom’ by Josh First ‘The times they are a-changing’ part 3 (selling at auction), by Josh Loewensteiner ‘Beauty and ‘The Beast’ (10 gauge 1909 Parker) by Steve Cambria ‘The Blanch gunmakers’ by John Campbell II ‘My life as sporting artist’ by Peggy Watkins ‘Untouched survivors:an orphan Parker & twins reunited’ by Ross Watkins ‘Stalking rifles: small, medium and large’ by Sherman Bell ‘Three of a kind CE Grade Super Foxes’ by Craig Larter ‘Remington Model 1894 ~ Part 5’ by Terry Deem ‘Reloading the oddball metrics and others ~ part 16’ ( Zlenek Buchsflinte) by J.C. Munnell ‘To the Editor of The Field’ ~ part 36 (The wild boar) by Ross Seyfried

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Winter 2016 (Print) Vol. 27

‘Memoirs from the gun room’ by Daniel Philip Côté ‘The Legacy of Paul Jaeger, Inc.’ by J.E. Fender (Jäger, Valmet, Heym, Krieghoff,) ‘Remington Double Shotguns - pt. 1’ by Terry Deem (Model 1894 D Grade) ‘Duck Guns’ by Ross Seyfried (Greener Crown grade, W&C Scott Premier, Woodward hammer, Francotte, ) ‘More than meets the eye - Parker No. 68805 - The Rest of the Story’ by Steve Cambria & Dave Suponski ‘Reloading the oddball metrics and others - pt. 15’ by J.C. Munnell (5.6 x 35 R Vierling) ‘Thomas Page Wood, gunmaker of Bristol’ by Dr. John Newton ‘ “Chances Are”….A rare A.H. Fox reunion’ by Steve Cambria (16 gauge B grade pair from 1916) ‘Ithaca’s Golden Girls’ by Jim Foral (women ‘shooters’) ‘The Westley Richards 1897’ by La Longue Carabin & Mark Silver (.450/.400-3” rifle) ‘To the Editor of The Field - pt. 32, The Ibex’ by Ross Seyfried

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Winter 2017 (Digital) Vol. 28

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Winter 2016 (Digital) Vol. 27

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Winter 2015 (Digital) Vol. 26

‘Memoirs from the Gun Room’ by Daniel Côté ‘Regarding Henry’ by Kevin McCormack (Fox guns & Henry Bartholomew ) ‘Geoffrey Casbard’ by Simon Clode (Purdey guns & the late Geoffrey Casbard) ‘Nothing if Not Unusual’ by Fred Stutzenberger ( Single barrel guns/ Richard Jackson, Wm. Griffiths, James Beattie, Trulock & Harris, Daw, Reilly, W. & C. Scott) ‘Making The Grade’ by Frank J. Srebro (Ithaca 4-E Trap) ‘Who Made This Westley Richards?’ by Miles Gilbert & Ian Jackson (Westley Richards Pinfire) ‘The One by One Parker’ by Steve Cambria (Parker DHE) ’Dove Guns’ by Ross Seyfried (Westley Richards, Jos. Harkom, W. & C. Scott, Greener, Lindner-Daly) ‘What’s Not to Like?’ by Frank Srebro (Fox Sterlingworth) ‘Reloading The Oddball Metrics And Others, Part XIII, The Sauer Trilogy’ by J. C. Munnell (Eduard Kettner, Sauer & Shon, Otto Bock, H. Triebel) ‘Crossing Over With Holland & Holland’ by Alexander J. Deatherage (Holland & Holland cross-over stock) ’To the Editor of The Field’ – XXVIII, ‘The Nyala’ by Ross Seyfried

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Winter 2015 (Print) Vol. 26

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Winter 2014 (Print) Vol. 25

‘Giving Thanks’ by Daniel Philip Côté ‘Shooting in Hungary with Peter Horn’ by Michael G. Sabbeth (Beretta 687, Holland and Holland, ‘The Gunmaker’ poem by James H. Ransom, M.D. ‘British Guns & Sporting Rifles ~ Part 31’ by Sherman Bell (Bland, William Evans and Richard Ellis) ‘A Trio of Ithaca Grade 6 Shotguns’ by Walter C. Snyder ‘Armi Belle’ by Brad Fitzpatrick (Fausti) ‘Papal Infallibility’ by Diggory Hadoke (Pape, Greener, ) ‘A “Grand” Prize for a featherweight’ by Steve Cambria (Parker) ‘Firearms ~ the artful presentation’ by Daniel Ernst (gunrooms) ‘The Merkel Story ~ Part 1’ by J. E. Fender ‘Right move ~ wrong time’ by Frank J. Srebro (A.H. Fox Sterlingworths) ‘Reloading The Oddball Metrics And Others ~ Part 11,the 8.15 x 46R’ by J. C. Munnell (C.G. Haenel, Zlenek, Mauser Wehrmannsbuchse, ‘To The Editor Of The Field ~ Part 24, Aoudad or Barbary sheep’ by Ross Seyfried

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Winter 2014 (Digital) Vol. 25

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Winter 2013 (Print) Vol. 24

‘How John Norton The Trapper Spent His Christmas’ by W H. H. Murray (Nelson Lewis) ‘A Fox Gun For Christmas!’ by Steve Cambria (DE Grade) ‘Geoffrey Gournet: Master Engraver’ by J. E. Fender ‘E. C. Hodges: The Marque of Excellence’ by John Campbell II & Robert Hodges ‘The Equatorial Rifle Goes West’ by Sherman Bell & Richard Winters (Thomas Bland 1896 10-bore rifle, ‘A Parker Brothers 12-Gauge GH Damascus Shotgun’ by C. L. Scott ‘Major Charles Askins And His Ithaca’ by WaIter C. Snyder (grade 4 16 gauge ejector) ‘FN - Browning Double Rifles’ by Fredrik Franzén ‘A Modern American Single Shot’ by Dick Wright (Ruger No.1-A in .243 Winchester) ‘Single Shots Of A Different Kind’ by Sherman Bell (Model 71 Mauser, Model 88, Model 92 Steyr Mannlicher, Model 1908 Mannlicher Schoenauer) ‘Hunter Arms Company Trade Name Guns by Drew Hause & James Stubbendieck Merkel 200 Series Variations by Nick Hahn

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