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FOREST AND STREAM. 



DITTMAR POWDER CO., 



Office 55 Kilby street, 



BOSTON. 



CHAS. L. ANDKEWS, 



President. 



CHAS. J. WHITMORE, 

 Treasurer. 



HAYE FOR SALE 



Dittmar's Gunpowder 



For Shot 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 Schultz' or En- 

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

 perior to each. 



W. & C. SCOTT & SONS 



MILITARY, SPORTING, HUNTING AND TARGET 



Breech Loading' Ulfles. 



ALSO 



Double and Single Barreled Shot Guns, 



AND 



Shot Gun and Rifle Combined- 



Revolving, Repeating 

 Derringer and Ves 



Genuine Breech Loaders. 



WINNERS OF THE GUN TRIAL OF 1873. 



Report of Gun Trial sent on application. 



AGENTS: 



WM. READ & SONS, 



1 3 Faneuil Hall Sq. , Boston. 



Also all other makes:— Greener, Westley Richards, 

 Webley, Remington. Moore, &c. 



A genuine Scott Muzzle Loading Gun, $25 up. 



Maynard, Ballard,, Remington and Sharp's Rifles. 



"Ballard's breech loading Sporting Rifles $181 !" 



Bussey's Gyro Trap, for shooung practice. 



Pine Fishing Rods and Tackle. 



Fine Bronze Yacht Guns on mahogany carriages, 

 Complete, as furnished the New York and Boston 

 Yacht Squadr ons. SEND FOR CIRCULARS. 



"Ilatana lottery. 



IMPORTANT NOTICE. 



For the coming 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 are prepared to fill all orders. Circulars sent 

 upon application. Highest price paid for Spanish Bank 

 bills. Governments, &c. 

 Dins, «u TAYLOR «fc CO., Bankers, 



P.O. Box 4,448. ** Wall at.. New York. 



Pocket Pistols. 



CARTRIDGES, 



&C, &C.y 



SEND 

 For Treatise 



ON 



llifle Shooting, 



Illixstrat'cl Catalogue* 



E, REMINGTON & SONS' 



S81 and S83 Broad-way. 



P. O. Box 3994. 



WESTERN BRANCH, 237 State street, Chicago, 111- 



Armory and Manufactory* 



ILION, HERKIMER CO., N. Y. 



JOS.C.GRUBB&CO., 



TX2 Market street, Philadelphia, 



AGENTS FOR THE SALE OF THE 



$10* $50, $100 often leads to fortune. 

 Send for a copy of the Wall Street Review and 

 "PamDhlet. showing the various methods of opera- 

 ting J SICKLING & CO., Bankers and Brokers, 

 '$2 Broadway, N.Y. Dec 23 



MUZZLE LOADERS 

 CONVERTED INTO BREECH LOADERS, 



ON THE MOST APPROVED PRINCIPLE, 

 and all kinds of BREECH LOADING work effected. 



Mortimer & Kirkwood, 



24 ELM Street. Boston. Mass 



Celebrated BreeHi Loading Shot Guns— Unoqualled in Fine Work manship and Material. 



]Vta<le "by James IPixrcley, 



314 1-^ Oxford street, London, Enffland. 



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

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

 GREENER, and a large variety of cheaper grades. Also breech loading, central fire, 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 reaueste a . 



Letter A, showing solid head; b b showing nickel anvils for Ber dan Primer, Ely's central Are or Union Me- 

 tallic Company's caps. _„ _,. „. „, ,, 

 Hart's Sportsman's Favorite Metallic 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 

 leading sportsmen's depots throughout the country. Manufacturers of Aluminum. Ceiluloid, and German li- 

 ve* Reels for Trout, Salmon, and Bass- fishing. «EO. E. HART «fc CO., Newark, N. J. 



F. S. HARRISON, Agent. ,.,„.* , sr . ^ + « . . may 13-ly 



From Captain Bogardus, Champion Wing Shot of America. 



Messrs. George E. Hart & Co., . . 



Gentlemen- -The fifty shells I received from yon to-day suit me belter than any I have ever used. They 

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



* A. H. BOGARDUS. 



HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT. 



MOEE YICTOEIES! 



See Official Reports. 



SHARPS vs. REMINGTONS. 



JUNE 26, 1878.- 

 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, 187S. 

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

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

 American Teams. JULY ^ 18m 



Contest at Creed moor Range for the REMINGTON DIAMOND BADGE. Won by Mr. H. S. Jewell, 

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

 HIGHEST AVERAGES AT DOLLYMOUNT, IRELAND. 

 »JtiAJtfcJE'R* averaffe, 16Q points. Remingtons average, 161 points* 



.SENDl^OK ILLUSTRATED PKICE LIST 



SCHUYLER, HARTLEY & GRAHAM 



19 Maiden Lane, 20 & 22 John street N y ' 



BEEEOH LOADING GUM 



A SPECIALTY. 



ordering send 



AGENTS 



for the following celebrated makers- 

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

 tional Gun Trial of 1873); J. P. CLABROUOH X 

 BRO.; P. WEBLEY & SONS, and WEStW 

 RICHARDS. ***** 



HOLABIRD'SShootingSUlTS, 



DIXONS «fc H AWKSLEY'S SHOOTING TACKLP 



STURTEVANT BRASS SHOT SHELLS 

 BUSSEY'S PATENT GYRO PIGEON AND TRAP 

 WITH CASE. A ND 100 BIRDS. 



Black's Patent Cartridge Test. 



This Vest affords the best ar- 

 rangement yet invented for carry- 

 ing cartridges. The weight is 

 I so evenly distributed that it ia 

 scarcely felt. Cartridges can be 

 carried with the heads down in 

 this vest, w r hich 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 

 bad 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. 



jwrigby&m; 



Manufacturers of Fine Guns and Rifles. 



Pattern made by 



our Close- Shoot- 

 ing 12 Bore, | $>rx 



1 1-8 No. 6, 40 

 yards. 



HIGHEST PEN- 

 ETRATION 



AT 



FIELD TRIAL 

 1875. 



Express Rifles, Double and Single, 



.360, .400 and .450 Bore. 

 IfclOJETST'S Celebrated 



MUZZLE-LOADING MATCH RIFLE. 



PRICE LISTS, &c, ON APPLICATION TO 



24 SUFFOLK STREET, DUBLIN, or 



72 ST. JAMES STREET, LONDOiV. 



INDIA RUBBER 



Fishing Pants, 



Leggings and Boots, 



RUBBER CAMP BLANKETS, 



COMPLETE 



Sporting & Camping Outfits 



AND— — 



India Rubber Goods of Every Description. 



D. HODGMM & CO.. 



Send for Price List. 27 MAIDEN LAKE, N. Y. 



Havana Lottery 



Only 16.000 Tickets— One Prize to every Seven Ticket 

 mi Prfzes of * l SZ 



1 Prize of 



1 Prize of 



1 Prize of 



2 Prizes each of 

 4 Prizes each of 



12 Prize 8 each of 

 473 Prizes each of _.-. 



Circulars with full information sent free, D^" 

 for sale and prizes cashed by P. C. DEVLIN, Jg 

 tioner and General Agent. 30LibertvstreekNew^or». 



$10 to $1,000 ssy^VrJ 



a month. Pamphlet free. Tumbridge & Co.. oau» 



er«.2W«n fl*-r«*«f.. N. V _-- 



The Goss Revolving GartridgeHolder 



CARRIES PAPER OR METALLIC! 



\J SHELLS, either end up, revolves on cen 

 slides, weighs but 1* pounds, and is only i* iU . e 

 wide. Holders flare at top so as to quickly rec* 

 the shells, and, being elastic, securely clasp ™v { 



For ease of action and rapid shooting it exceis •»* 

 thing of The kind invented. 



PRICE, C. O. D., $6.50. natmat . 



In ordering, give the size of shells and a loose m 

 urement outside of vest. _ „ -^an 



jv22-ly N. S. OOSS. Neosho FaUg^£^ 



CI! AIT EXPLANATORY CIRCULAR <t | (] tfl 



Otll I how $10 TO $500 invested m $ I U »■ 



Stock Privileges has paid and 



will pay Large Profits. Bailroad 



100,000 



50,000 

 25,000 

 10,000 

 5,000 

 500 



JT D r r on"lKargins7 Interest Six Per <T L U M 

 rilLL Ceut. allowed on deposits sub- «puw"» 

 iect to sight draft. , w«. 10 



Buckwaiter & Co., Bankers and Brokers, «« 

 , Wall Street, New York. 



