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American, for they may be tempted to 

 exercise their ingenuity and talents in the 

 art and mystery of rifle-making. Such a 

 weapon as described by my transatlantic 

 correspondent would be invaluable in the 

 Highlands, for deer stalking. 



Mr. Moore, of the Edgeware-road, is 

 the only one of the trade who has exclu- 

 sively devoted his attention to this branch 

 of his vocation ; he has made it his study, 

 and has turned out some first-rate rifles. 

 For boar-shooting they are indispensable ; 

 and whether the sportsman pursue the 

 wild hog in Norway, Sweden, Germany, 

 France, or on the burning plains of Hin- 

 dostan, he should never be without a 

 rifle. Were I to undertake another cru- 

 sade against the sangliers, I am not sure 

 that I should not provide myself with a 

 double-barrelled rifle ; for a second bullet 

 at command would, in many instances, 

 prevent much mischief. 



