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Forest and Stream 
On a Quality Basis 
the lowest priced arm you can buy is a Colt 
D uring the time when the soaring prices of material 
and labor made extremely expensive the maintain- 
ing of a century reputation for QUALITY, COLT’S FIRE 
ARMS were Sold at a pricd^^t seemed high. 
Taking^ndvantage of that iajpression, of the COLT’S ac- 
knowledged leadership and the lure of “low price,” un- 
principled p^sons, acting under cover of long distance 
selling, are ffdoding the country with a mass of cheap im- 
portations wJ^h they would seU to you for your protection. 
Instead of being a pr^^iiom such arms and such meth- 
ods are a menace. They are unreliable, unsafe and made 
simply to s^ quickly without regard to the. manufactur- 
ers’ reputation or purchasers’ safety. Reputable dealers 
do not handle' them»r ' ■ 
Now it is not necessary for yoh td'fesort to the purchase 
of such arms because for a few dollars more you can to- 
day equip yourself with a genuine CQhXf which your 
dealer will gladly prove' to you is the best that money can 
buy, because of its Safety, Reliability and Quality 
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Send for the **Romancd of O phat nr)ill interest you 
COLT’S PATENT FIRE ARMS jBAJlTFORD, CONN 
Pacific Coast RepieseDlative, PW, B. ■/ria^rlaatl’SI^ San Francisco, Calif. 
Set a Price Standar^fi^"the Fire Arms World! 
PAINTFR TRIIF TO I IFF WE RAISE WILD MALLARD DUCKS and make 
rMiri U U M bur Wood Decoys so true to life that they fool the wild ones. 
‘‘Grand Prix Mallard** 
(Trade Mark) Only ' ‘FEATHERWOOD" Used. Will not split. 
SOLID OR HOLLOW 
CITY.MO. Only woodworking plant in the 
% ^ world owning its own Lakes — to 
fsise Wild Mallards. 
Wr HAYS. J.M.HAYS WOOD PRODUCTS CO. 
ON EACH DECOY Dept. -40, Jefferson Gty, Mo., U. S. A 
London Made and American Firearms 
This house is agent for Hussey and Wesley Richards Shotguns and 
Jeffrey Rifles. 
Guns and Rifles of all American makes. 
English and American Gun Cases and Cartridge Boxes. 
Snipe, Duck and Goose Calls — Duck and Snipe Decoys. 
Dog Collars and Whistles. Write for New Folder 
Hunting Clothes and Boots. “Fur, Feather and Cun" 
dbercrombie& Fitdi Co* 
EZRA H. FITCH, President 
Madison Avenue and 45th Street, New York 
"tVJiere the Blazed Trail Crosses the Boulevard” 
H aving had my little say in re the 
28 gauges, I wish to again thank 
Mr. Lew Whittemore for having come 
to the front in so able a manner, giving 
his personal views in such clear and ad- 
mirable style. 
When it comes to dwelling on the he- 
man’s sure-enough gun, the ten gauge 
for all kinds of extreme long range and 
hard wild-fowl shooting- — I hesitate to 
lay hare my soul in print, because I 
always have that oppressive feeling with 
which one recalls the cherished mem- 
ories of some beloved departed friend, 
some proved and tried companion whose 
demise has forever left a void which can 
never be filled; so I will simply admit 
that these old-timers, so far as the 
writer is concerned, were discarded but 
not forgotten, as the only adverse stric- 
ture that the most hypercritical critic 
could urge against them is their weight 
and cumbrous ammunition. 
In days gone by, standing on passes 
flight shooting in ' the Dakotas and 
Minnesota, I have seen those super-ex- 
cellent man-size guns riddle lofty mal- 
lards so high that those wary birds con- 
sidered themselves safe from harm and 
beyond all danger — and so they would 
have been with any kind of gun of nar- 
rower gauge. Vale old ten bores. 
Adios — you have been supplanted by 
lighter and handier guns; but for the 
man who is strong enough to do you full 
justice and bring out your inherent 
worth have no fear, he may have shelved 
you to appear in the fashion but he will 
never forget that when properly loaded 
and pointed straight you always deliv- 
ered the goods ! 
Hence it is that Mr. C. S. Landis has 
voiced my sentiments by so ably and 
l:)oldly championing the good old ten 
bore duck guns, and I thank him 
heartily for so doing. 
TINKERING WITH YOUR 
TACKLE 
{Continued front page 454) 
tres from two points — wire nails driven 
through uprights will do nicely; take a 
piece of chalk and, twirling the rod, 
touch the chalk lightly along it — the 
chalk will mark any high spots which 
one may then scrape down and try again 
till the rod is as nearly true as it can be 
made. Finish with sand-paper, from 
coarse to very fine. I would not paint 
or stain the wood, especially if the rod 
has been constructed of some one of the 
really fine woods that shows the grain so 
beautifully when varnished. 
A good stick for rod making may be 
selected from bethabara, greenheart, 
lancewood, or degama. Bethabara is 
rather heavy and close grained, and, for 
a wood rod, is possibly one of the best 
for the heavy salt water game. It is 
found in Africa and also in South Amer- 
ica and comes to us in logs which are 
sawed into planks for drying. 
In working bethabara one will find his 
work cut out for him, the wood is so 
tough and dense; pains should be taken 
with it, however, as it makes a beautiful 
rod and the surface rubs up to a 
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