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I bought this double rifle 30 years ago in CA. Requested info from the manufacturer and got a letter stating the name of the original owner who bought it new in 1910. The name didn't mean anything to me, but according to an Englishman who responded to a query I made on a double rifle forum, the first owner was Ian Fleming's father-in-law. Fleming is known for his spy novels featuring the James Bond character he created.
The rifle was sold on consignment through the manufacturer's sales office in 1920 to a man bearing the same name as a prince in the ruling family of Afghanistan. No way to prove if it was really him or another man with the same name. But fun to speculate.
Does this count as a celebrity gun?
The rifle was sold on consignment through the manufacturer's sales office in 1920 to a man bearing the same name as a prince in the ruling family of Afghanistan. No way to prove if it was really him or another man with the same name. But fun to speculate.
Does this count as a celebrity gun?
