Funny thing about the Truth- how it endures. Nothing collateral about that.
Shooting Sportsman Magazine published the article, reportedly getting the information from a large advertiser of theirs and, knowingly or unknowingly left out three of the Britte Family finished Holland & Holland sidelocks that their advertiser did not get; not any three mind you, but the first three choices from the lot of 20 offered for sale by Luc VanderBorghdt, again,those first three all in 16 gauge.
If the magazine, or the article's author want to present the entire truth, they can contact me.
Everything they have worked hard to be, the image they try to project, all go down the ink well each day they are willing to settle for publishing partial truth articles which spotlight their large advertisers, and refuse to correct and make accurate and right, even when it has been brought to their attention. That, proper attire can not alter.
There are three beautiful 16 gauge finished Holland & Holland style sidelocks which were part of this Britte family collection, which was reportedly removed by the Britte family from their factory sometime around 1936. The collection of 20, not 17 as the article states, remained in the Britte family possession until offered for sale here in the United States at a Vintage Cup event, by Luc VanderBorght. Three were purchased, through Luc Vanderborghdt, by private parties before the rest were acquired by Griffin & Howe.
The truth can not be refuted. But apparently the magazine chooses to ignore it.
I am a Shooting Sportsman. Many of you here are. Many of the readers of Shooting Sportsman are as well. But how "Sportsman-like" is it to ignore the Truth, refuse to report the entire Truth, correct a wrong. Where is the honor, the integrity, the Sportsmanship, in that?
