100 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



§nn§, §if!cs, gtc. 



SPORTSMEN 



Will find a select assortment ol 

 Guns, 



Rifles, 



Revolvers, 



Ammunition, 

 And all goods appertaining thereto. 



Special Attention is Invited to Our New 



SMITH'S PATENT REVOLVERS, 



In four sizes of 22, 32, 38 and 41-100 cals. 



This new and elegant Arm combines simplicity 

 durability, a perfect interchange of all its parts. 

 The most ion in process of manufac- 



ture, and with its patent improvements, make it the 

 Most JDeairable Revolver in the Market. 



A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF 



MAYNAED RIFLES, SHOT GTOS, ETC. 

 Send for Circular. 



FOWLER & FULTON, 



NO. 300 BROADWAY, N. Y. 



M. FOWLEB. HENRY FtmTON. 



THREE BARRELED 



Breech-Loading Ghins. 



(TWO SHOT AND ONE RIFLE.) 



A new feature in the Sporting Line. Forma a 

 light and compact gun from eight to ten pounds, 

 giving to sportsmen the very thing so often wanted 

 Jn all kinds of shooting. 



Represented by W A Holberton, 102 Nassau street, 

 New York. 



SEND .FOR CIRCULAR. 



W. H. BAKER, 



Sept..30:6m 



Lisle, Broome Co., N. Y. 



Sportsman's Depot. 



(ESTABLISHED 1S36.) 



First premium at World's Fair at New York and 

 Centennial Exhibition. 



JOHN KRiDER, 



N. E. Cor. Se 



nd Walnut Sts., Fhilo. 



GUNS, RIFLES, PISTOLS. 



Fishing Tackle, Rods, Reels, Lines, Hooks, Flies, 



Leaders, Snoods. Artificial Bait, 'Fly Books, 



Etc., Etc. 



S»* Salmon, Bass and Trout Flies Made to Order. 



ALSO 



"Krider's" Celebrated Center Enamel Split and 

 Glued Bamboo Rods. 

 Birds' Eggs and Birds' Skins in Great Varieties— 

 Taxidermv in all its branches. 



Spratt'3 Patent Dog Biscuits. 

 Repairing of all kinds. mar4-ly 



For Rifle and Shot (xiin Practice. 



DENNISON'S 



TARGETS. 

 25 to lOOO yds. range. 



Target Pasters and 

 Score Cards. 

 ALSO, 

 Targets & Pads 

 For testing the pattern 

 and penetration of Shot 

 Guns. 



gold by Dealers in 

 Spotting Goods. 

 On receipt of Ten tents a lOO-yd. Target will 

 ■ be sent by mail, with Circular, con aining Major 

 Henry Fulton's Rules fob Pkivate Practice, by" 



DENNISON & CO. 



198 BROADWAY. NEW YOKE. 

 Sept6 3m. 



Decoys 



SEND FOR PRICE LIST 

 OF THE FINEST DE- 

 COY DUCKS IN THE 

 WORLD. 

 H. A. STEVENS, Manufacturer, 

 P. O. box 154. Weedsport, N. Y. 



Augl6 4t 



DECOYS. 



M. C. WELD, 

 Manufacturer of Decov Ducks, Blacks and Mal- 

 ard, 16 inches long; 50 cents each; nice ones. 



ST MANHATTAN ST., Rochester, N. Y. 



F. Wesson's Long & Mid-range Hifies, Breech-Loading. 



THE BEST IN THE WORLD. 



For full Particulars, Price List, etc.. 



F. WESSON", 



il and D' 



W. & C. SCOTT & SOMS7 



WOKCESTER, MASS, 



M. W. Rob inson, Agent, No. 79 Chambers street, New Yerk. Received Medal and Diploma at Centennial Exhibition. Philadelphia, 



First Prize Medal and Diploma, 



awarded at the Centennial Exhibition, 

 for excellence of workmanship and ma- 

 terial in their Premier Quality and 

 1 grades. Their New Patent. 

 Triplex Lever Grip Action and Com- 

 pensating Lamp. The attention of 

 sportsmen is requested to the above 

 new action. Its superior strong 

 and solidity impart greatly improved 

 shooting powers. Hard hitting be- 

 ing the desideratum required, is ob- 

 tained by this powerful gun. Prices of 

 the New Triplex Lever Grip, $175, $225 

 to $400. Marked the Triplex 10-bores 

 — - extra. Our highest grade is as usual 



marked the Premier Quality 



CExtract from Fobkst m S^^Now l^^X?^^?™*™ *""» ° f ^ Ju<3ge8 ° f 



rapidly^S^^^^^ * ^ WgheSt **"• stre ^» and simplicity, and must 



COMPENSATING LUMP. Strongly recommended. It is invaluable and simniri ho ™ho™^ ^, 

 dSr S Tthe C tradeoX m $1 ° ^ Choto - bore8 ' ™*«* « *& W&S MM n ?ffi$ 

 PREMIER GUN WORKS, Birmingham, England. 



Paper and Metallic Shells 



FOB 



Breech-Loading Shot Guns, 



Manufactured by the 

 UMON METALLIC CABTRIBGE CO., 



BRIDGEPORT, CONN. 



THE STURTEVANT SHELLS are the easiest reloaded. 

 Do not have to unscrew the head nor use an awl to remove 

 the exploded caps. THE PATENT MOVABLE ANVILS 

 made of steel wire, will not bend or break. 



THE BERDAN PATENT SHELLS, new model, with 

 Hobbs patent waterproof primers, never miss fire, and are 

 highly prized by all that have used them. 



PAPER SHELLS.— By repeated experiments and great 

 outlay for improved materials, and machinery made ex- 

 pressly for the purpose, we can now warrant oar BROWN 

 PAPER SHELLS equal to any imported. They are sure 

 fire, and will not burst in the gun. 



^VT 1 ?? ^ f o an T ?£ l £ e dealer s in sporting materials for 

 the U. M. C. Co.'s Shells. 

 Not sold at retail by the manufacturers. 



kk 



St. Louis Conical Base Paper Shelf." 



Having made important improvements In our Shell, we 

 can safely recommend them as equal, if not superior in 

 quality to any Paper Shell manufactured in this country or 

 in Eumpe. 



Among the advantages claimed for these Shells, are : A 

 saving of 25 por cent, in the U3e of powder . also the great 

 decrease! n recoil. The sizes made are No. 10— 2* 8 , -1%, 

 and 3 inches ; No. 12—2^, 2?£, and 2% inches. Longer 



_. ■"»« " »«wira * aiu. xi — a-j, x?4, ana »}* menes. .Longer 



at extra cost. They are not mailable. Sample, 100, sent by express on receipt of $1.15 



•for No. 12 ; $1.S0 for No. 10. 



Factory and office, No. 2,239 De Kalb street, St. Lonis.Mb. 



St- Louis Patent Shell Manufacturing Company. 



Gapt Bogardus' Patent Glass Ball Trap 



and Rough Balls. 



» 



These Traps and Balls patented by Bogardus and used by him many ^^ 

 thousand times, proves them to be just what is wanted by all JBa 



SPORTSMEN'S CLUBS AND AMATEURS. 



THE PATENT ROUGH BALL-The only Ball that will break sure 

 when hit by shot. Use none but the best. Every ball marked. Patented 

 April 10, 187T; Traps, March 13, 18T7. 



Geo. E.Hart & Go- , 



1NEWAHK, N. J. 



TRADE SUPPLIED. 



HUBER & MERWIN'S CHAMPION BALL TRAP. 



We call the attention of the fraternity 

 to the above trap, claiming to be the ne 

 plus ultra. It combines compactness 

 with durability, and is arranged, by a 

 swivel on the bed-plate, to throw a ball 

 in any direction or at any elevation un- 

 known to the shooter, a screen prevent- 

 ing his seeing the dire tion in which the 

 trap is set. 



The spring, as the cut will show, Is 



made of a steel rod or wire, bent spirally 



at the point of attachment, thus receiving 



the concussion its entire length, and pre- 



gEi=- venting breakage. 



FOR SALE BY 

 BARTON & CO., Sole Agents, 



33T BROADWAY, NEW YORK. 

 This certifies thai I have used every trap in market, and find the CHAMPION GLASS BALL TRAP, 

 for durability and perfection of its operation, superior to them all, and take pleasure in recommending 

 the " Champion " to sporting clubs and my friends. (Signed) IKA A. PAINE. 



Aug9 ly 



Founded My 4, 1808. 



- Sparks, 



Shot & Bar Lead 



MANUFACTURER. 

 Office 121 Walnut Street, Philadelphia. 



W. H. HOLABIRD, 



Manufacturer of 



Specialties in Clothing" 



FOR SPORTSMEN, 

 Valparaiso, Ind. 



Shooting Suits complete, consisting of Coat. Yest, 

 Pants and Cap, $10. N<). 1 Shooting Coats, water- 

 proof and first-class in every particular. Bent by 

 mail, post-paid, $6. ■*- 



Holabird's New Game Bag; weighs 12 ounces 

 The most convenient and coolest garment ever 

 offered to Sportsmen. Can be used in place of a 

 coat; room for 50 shells and 75 snipe or email • bv 

 mail for $2. * ' J 



Holabird's New Cartridge Vest, capacity for fifty 

 shells; simple and admirable for bout shooting- 

 $2.50. Fine Linen, Corduroy and Fustian suits made 

 to order In the neatest and most desirable style 



Send '25 cents for my book on Dog Breaking and 

 catalogue of goods. Money refunded if not satisfied. 



W. H, HOLABIRD. Valparaiso, Ind. 

 Ask your gun dealer for Holabird's goods. 



Jyl2 tf 



NO MORE BROKEN CLASS! 



Paine * Ho'berton's composition balls can be UBed 

 in any trap. Patent applied for. 

 Price per lOO $3 



This ball is perfectly hamlets, and is a benefit to 

 have rather than an Injury. Many accidents have 

 occurred from the broken gL iss balls, and every day 

 it is becoming more difficult to find places to prac- 

 tice with the "lass balls. These hulls pomp xnr-1-o.-i 



W. HOLBERTON, Sole Agent, 

 P. O, Box 5,109. 102 Nassau Street, N. Y. 



Aug 23 



SOLA HAT 



This Hat is made of waterproof duck, dead grass 

 color, and in the same ntyle as East India Hats - is 

 the coolest and best yet offered to sportsmen. 

 Absolute Guarantee agaiust Sunstroke. 



For sale by all dealers in sportsmen's goods or 

 Bent by mail, securely packed, postage prepaid, 



Address 



THOMSON & SON, 



S01 Broadway, New York. 

 P. \j box 1,016. 



Send stamp for illustrated catalogue of sports- 

 men's goods. Agg tf 



Magic Lanterns and StereoptJcans. 



E!c H. T. AN'THONY & CO., 591 Broadway, 

 * N. Y., opposite Metropolitan. Stereoscopes 

 and Views: Graphoseopes, Chromos and Frame* • 

 Albums, Photographs of Celebrities, Photographic 

 Transparencies, Convex Glass, Photographic Ma- 

 terials. Awarded First Premium at Vienna and 

 Philadelphia. dce2S 



