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FOREST AND STREAM. 



DITTNIAR POWDER CO., 



Office 55 Kilby street, 



BOSTON. 



CHAS. L. ANDREWS, 



President. 

 OH AS. J. WHIT MORE, 

 Treasurer. 



HAVE FOR SALE 



Dittmar's Gunpowder 



For tehot Guns and Rifles. 

 Secured by Letters Patent. 



FIXED AMMUNITION FOR ALL VARIETIES OF 

 RIFLES AND SHOT GUNS FUR- 

 NISHED AT SHORT NOTICE. 



The new patent Sporting Powder does not soil the 

 gun; cleans it. when you use one charge of it, alter 

 many with black powder; no smoke — little recoil— no 

 loud report— high velocity. The best ever made in 

 this line; not to be confounded with Schnltz' or En- 

 glish Wood Powder, or Sawdust Powder, asit is su- 

 peri or to each. 



W. & C. SCOTT & SONS 



MILITARY, SPORTING, HUNTING AND TARGET 



Breech I^oading" JE&ifles. 



ALSO 



Double and Single Barreled Shot Guns, 



AND 



Shot Gun and Rifle Combined. 



Revolving, Repeating-, 



Derringer and Vest: 



Genuine Breech Loaders. 



WINNER* OF THE GUN TRIAL OF 1873 



Report of Gun Trial sent on application. 



AGENTS: 



WM. READ & SONS, 



1 3 Faneuil Hall S<j.. , Boston. 



Also all other makes:— Greener, Westley Richards, 

 Webley, Remington. Moore, <fcc. 



A genuine Scott Muzzle Loading Gun, $25 up. 



Maynard, Ballard, Remington and Sharp's Rifles. 



'•Ballard s breech loading Sporting Rifles $18!!" 



Bnssey's Gyro Trap, for shooting practice. 



Fine Fishing Rods and Tackle. 



Fine Bronze Yacht Guns on mahogany carriages, 

 Complete, as furnished the New York and Boston 

 Yacht Squa drons. SEND FOR CIRCULARS. 



^SavanIT lottery. 



IMPORTANT NOTICE. 



For the corning drawings, commencing January 5th. 

 we have reduced the prices of tickets as follows: 



Whole, $20; i, $10; i, $5; 1-5, $4; 

 1-10, $2; 1-20 $1. 

 Drawings take place every seventeen Days. 

 We aie prepared to till all orders. Circulars sent 

 upon application. Highest price paid for Spanish Bank 

 bills. Governments, &e. 



u ' TAYLOR «fc CO., Bankers, 



P. O. Box 4,448. 1 1 Wall «t..New York. 



$lo7$50,$100 3i£* ta & 



Send for a copy " f * ho Wnl1 «•**«* 



Pocket Pistols. 



CARTRIDGES, 



SEND 

 Fop Treatise 



ON 



liifle Shooting, 



Illustrat'cL Catalogue? 



E. REMINGTON & SONS, 



281 and 283 Broadway. 



P. O. Box 3994. 



WESTERN BRANCH, 237 State street, 



Chicago, iii- 



Armory and Manufactory, 



ILION, HERKIMER CO., IV. Y. 



JOS.C.GRUBB&CO., 



712 Market street, P*liila<IelpMa, 



AGENTS FOR THE SALE OF THE 



of the Wall 



Wall street 



to fortune. 



Street Review and 



PamDhlet. showing the various methods of opera- 

 « *r mnKtiNO & CO . Bankers and Brokers, 



ting. J. HICKLING & CO 

 72 Broadway, N. Y. 



and Brokers, 

 Dec2S 



MTJ5£^L1£ LOADERS 

 CONVERTED INTO BREECH LOADERS, 



—ON THE MOST APPROVED PRINCIPLE. 



and all kinds of BREECH LOADING work effected. 



i Mortimer & Kirkwood, 



24 ELM street. Boston, Mass 



Celebrated Breech Loading Shot Guns/Unequaled in Fine Workmanship and Material. 



3JtadLo Joy James DPmrdey, 



314 1-2 Ox:f\>rdL street, London, England. 



Have now in store an extensive assortment of Breech Loading Shot Guris, made by JAMES PURDEY, E. 

 M. REILLY& CO., WESTLEY RICHARDS, W. & C. SCOTT & SON, P. WEBLEY & SON. W. W. 

 GREENER, and a large variety of cheaper grades. Also breech loading, central fiee; double rifles, 

 and rifle and shot guns of superior quality. Implements, ammunition, and all other articles appertaining 

 to Breech or Muzzle Loading Fire-arms generally. Illustrated Circular sent by mail when requeste i . 



Letter A. showing solid head; b b showing nickel- anvils for Berdan Primer, Ely's central fire or Union Me 

 tallic Company's caps. 



Ha,rt'» Sportsman's Favorite Metsxllie Shells. 



Endorsed by the leading sportsmen in the United States, and pronounced superior to anything now offered 

 to the public. A full description of Shells and Patent Loaders with prices, may be obtained from any of the 

 leadin" sportsmen's depots throughout the country. Manufacturers of Aluminum. Celluloid, and German il- 

 ver Reels for Trout. Salmon, and Bass fishing. GEO. E. HART & CO., Newark, N. .1 . 



P. S. HARRISON, Agent. may 13-iy 



From Captain Bogardus, Champion Wing Shot of America. 



Messrs. George E. Hart & Co., 



Gentlemen- -The fifty shells I received from you to-day snit me belter than any 1 have ever used. They 

 are stronger and better in every respect, and I shall use them in all my shooting 4 hereafter. Yours truly. 



.- A. H. Bogardus. 



; HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT. 



MOEE VICTORIES!! 



See Official Reports. 



SHARPS vs.. REMINGTONS. 



JUNE 26, 187^. 

 • Inter-State Match between Co. E, First California Infantry, Using SHARPS Rifles and Co. D 

 Twelfth New York Regiment, Using Remington Rifles Victory for SHARPS, 511 against 488 points' 



JULY 7, 1875. 

 Contest at Belfast, Ireland, for the Mayor's and Citizen's Cup, Won by Col H A. Gildersleeye with 

 a SHARPS CREEDMOOR RIFLE over 24 competitors, including the best shots of both Irish and 



American Teams. ,^„ nr ^ n „ m 



JULY 24, 1875. 

 Contest at Creedmoor Range for the REMINGTON DIAMOND BADGE. Won by Mr HS. Jewell, 

 of Brooklyn, N. Y., with a SHARPS CREEDMOOR RIFLE, Scoring 96 out of a possible 105. 

 HIGHEST AVERAGE AJT DOLLYMOUNT, IRELAND. 



«« A «^ -^a|f ti IXI J S T8ATfpK]iT^ e, iei poiats - 



SCHUYLER, HARTLEY & GRAHAM, 



19 Maiden Lane, 20 & 22 John street, N. Y 



BREECH LOADING GUNS 



A SPECIALTY. 



ordering send 



AGENTS 



for the following celebrated makers: 

 W. & C. SCOTT & SONS (winners at the Interna- 

 tional Gnn Trial of 1873); J. P. CLABROUGH & 

 BRO.; P. WEBLEY & SONS, and WESTLEY 

 RICHARDS. 



HOLABIRDS Shooting SUITS, 



D1XONS AHA WKSLE Y'S SHOOTING TACKLE 



STURTEVANT BRASS SHOT SHELLS 



BUSSEY'S PATENT GYRO PIGEON AND TRAP 



WITH CASE. AND 100 BIRDS. 



Blmk's Patent Cartridge Test. 



This Vest affords the best ar- 

 rangement yet invented for carry- 

 ing cartridges. The weight is 

 so evenly distributed that it is 

 scarcely felt. Cartridges can be 

 carried with the heads down in 

 this vest, which is of great impor- 

 tance when brass shells are used, 

 as when carrying them with the 

 head up the weight of the shot of- 

 ten forces the wad forward, when 

 had shooting is the result. In 

 measurement around the chest. 

 PRICE $7.50. 

 AGENTS FOR THE 



Union Metallic Cartridge Com- 

 pany's Ammunition, 



WARRANTED THE BEST IN THE MARKET. 

 SEND FOR CIRCULAR. 



INDTT RUBBER 



Fishing Pants, 



Leggings and Boots, 



RUBBER CAMP BLANKETS, 



COMPLETE 



Sporting& Camping Outfits 



and 



ludia Rubber floods of Every Description. 



D. HODGMAN & CO., 



Send for Price List. 37 MAIDEN LANE, N. Y. 



■ rope's liifle 



AIR PISTOL, 



Shoots Darts or Sings 



Perfectly Accurate at Thirty Feet, 

 AND IMPROVES BY USE. 

 HO NOISE, AS THE ^OBCE IS AIR ALONE] 



Splendid P' ^lor Amusement. 

 Recommended <>y General Sherman. 



One may become a dead shot by practicing with if 

 To a Sportsman it is invaluable Price, including 

 Darts, Slugs, Tar .ts and Gun stock, $5. Handsomely 

 nickle plated, JJj. Self adjusting Bell Target, »«. 

 For sale by gun dealers generally, or sent by mail on 

 -eceipt of price. Postage 35 gts. POPE « K "f> 



M utiifar.nirerw. if, High Street. Boston. Mass 



Havana Lottery 



Only 16.000 Tickets— One Pi^ze to every Sevin Tickets. 



2097 Prizes of ^'ffim 



1 Prize of .. 50Q,OOU 



PrigSf "■ ...... ioo< 000 



j. i u^oe ui rn nnn 



1 Prize of '. g.OOO 



2 Prizes each of ffc™» 



4 Prizes each of ™,uou 



12 Prizes each of 5 '^ 



473 frizes each of • • • ^ 



Circulars with full information sent free ;. I'Ckew 

 Tor sale and prizes cashed by P. C. DEVLIN, Sta- 

 innor <irul funeral Agent. } Li t.M-tv street. New York. 



$10 to-$.l,(M)0.S&^i 



a month. Pamphlet free. Tntnbndge A Co., BanK- 

 <*r«.9 w*n »iri*<.t,. n; v 



The Sportsmen's Depot. 



JOHN K11XDER, 



Corner Second and Walnut Sts., Philadelphia. 



IMPORTER, MANUFACTURER and DEALER IN 



Guns, llifles, Pistols, and Fishing Tackle. 



Muzzle Loaders Altered to Breech 



REPAIRING OP EVERY DESCRIPTION. 



Has constantly on hand a full assortment of Koas, 

 Hooks, Lines, Baits, Reels, Fly Books, Salmon Jnes, 

 Waterproof Silk Lines, Silk and Hair Trout Lines, #c. 

 Perch Snoods, China and Grass Lines. Also, a targe 

 lot of CaneReeds, Bamboo and Japan. n « oa _ 



Birds' Eggs and Birds' Skins in great varieties. 

 Taxidermy in all its branches. _ TC1/ _ rrrra n. 

 SPRATT'S PATENT DOG BISCUITS. 4-JJ 



[TRADE mark.] 



culexifuo^, 



—OR 



Sportsman's Friend; 



A SURE PROTECTION 

 Against the attacks of Mosquitoes, Black Flies, B1*m 

 and Ants. In pocket bottles. For sale by 

 C. N. CRITTENTON & CO., 7 Sixth av., N- *• 



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