Paris herself again in 1878-9 . V V 4y aj A CRACK SHOT. 100 TARIR HERSELF and fixed there for measurements to be taken from it, so that the gun to be manufacturedcan be suited to themount of any particularsportsman who is in thehabit of shooting fromthe right or left eye, orfrom the right or the leftshoulder, respectively. Iam informed that no lessthan 7000L in money-prizes alone, exclusive ofcups, have been won by noblemen and gentlemen using Purdeyguns at Hurlingham and the Gun Club last year. Having dwelt upon the exhibit of Messrs. Purdey & Sons, andchronicled the fact of those fam
Paris herself again in 1878-9 . V V 4y aj A CRACK SHOT. 100 TARIR HERSELF and fixed there for measurements to be taken from it, so that the gun to be manufacturedcan be suited to themount of any particularsportsman who is in thehabit of shooting fromthe right or left eye, orfrom the right or the leftshoulder, respectively. Iam informed that no lessthan 7000L in money-prizes alone, exclusive ofcups, have been won by noblemen and gentlemen using Purdeyguns at Hurlingham and the Gun Club last year. Having dwelt upon the exhibit of Messrs. Purdey & Sons, andchronicled the fact of those famous gunsmiths having secured aGold Medal, fairness induces me to refer to a neighbouring glasscase, in which are displayed a variety of sporting guns and rifles,manufactured by Mr. Stephen Grant of St. Jamess Street, towhom a Gold Medal has likewise been awarded, on the score ofthe mingled strength, excellence, and beauty of workmanshipshown in his fowling-pieces. Among the collections of firearmsdisplayed at the Exhibition are many admirable examples ofContinental and Ame
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