204 THE COMPLETE WILDFOWLER 



should know what is required in the field by the fowler 

 afloat. 



Our design of a converted punt-gun may be thought heavy 

 and strong beyond reason. If this is so, we flatter ourselves 

 in keeping on the right side. In punting, everything needs 

 to be as strong as it possibly can be, so rough is the work the 

 various parts have to stand. 



No one should even dream of accepting a converted gun 

 of any kind, particularly a punt-gun, until it has stood test 

 satisfactorily at a public proof-house, and has been stamped 

 accordingly. We simply mention the matter as a reminder. 



