"The world is saturated with Beretta doubleguns that just keep on going, and going and going, seldom if ever being returned to the maker, or a gunsmith for repair."

In Charles Daly's heyday, A&F, VL&D, all these bygone pre-war American sporting goods firms imported fine guns from Prussia, Belgium and Great Britain to sell under their own names. I've seen the old catalogs, I've lusted after Lindners, I own a lovely Francotte made for A&F, etc.

I have to ask, who imported Beretta's into the US before WWII?

My problem lies in reconciling my gross habits with my net income.
- Errol Flynn