HOLTS 19th March Auction

HOLTS 19th March Auction

Lot 475 – From the Household of Louis XVI AN EXCEPTIONAL PAIR OF 60-BORE FLINTLOCK IVORY & GILT-MOUNTED TRAVELLING PISTOLS, UNSIGNED, circa 1770 and in the renaissance style, with blued round tapering 5 1/4in. barrels (some dark staining), moulded, engraved...
It Was the Dog’s Fault

It Was the Dog’s Fault

December 17th, 2018 Mrs. William Crawford Grant 102 Gold Street, Cloud City, Heaven Dear Grandmother, I apologize. Yes, I know you said never hunt or fish on Sundays. Yes, ma’am you raised me better than that. But I was thinking that you might make an exception just...
Field Dispatch – The Hunting Commute of 1/2/19

Field Dispatch – The Hunting Commute of 1/2/19

As six wood ducks banked and dropped low over the head of Lukas Allen this morning, I could sense the impatience with his watch. Only a few more minutes listening to that whiny whistling and the rapid but somehow synchronized beating of wings before things would be...
The Ultimate MSR

The Ultimate MSR

One of the coolest things about the Modern Sporting Rifle (MSR), built on the well-known AR-15 platform originally designed by Eugene Stoner, is the fact that the system is largely modular and can be assembled and modified by anyone possessing some basic tools and a...
Holts Auction 20th September Lot Number 1450

Holts Auction 20th September Lot Number 1450

AN EXCEPTIONAL AMERICAN CIVIL WAR THEMED 12-BORE SELF-OPENING PINLESS SIDELOCK EJECTOR ENGRAVED BY ALAN PORTSMOUTH The rib gold-inlaid ‘HENRY ATKIN’ and engraved ‘LONDON. ENGLAND.’ with Confederate style gold line frogging design at the breech end, the tubes carved at...