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The Great Fields with Winchester's other horrendum --  What is unusual about this picture published May 25, 1907? -- 
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"Both" shooters behind the Ziegfeld girl don't have their breeches closed, only the fellow shooting the 31 has his breech closed. We'll never know about Carole Lombard's gun with the schnable forend until the gun surfaces. We do know it's not her DHE 20. I first saw the Lombard DHE in the late fifties or early sixties at the NRA convention at the old Wardman Park Hotel on Connecticut Avenue in Northwest Washington. It was on Herb Glass's table, and I assumed he owned it. Drew, I think the John Wayne pheasant picture doesn't represent an ejector hammer gun. When The Duke opened the gun, there was nothing in the chambers or coming out of the chambers. He was opening an empty gun as I see it. However, in the other pheasant picture, the gun did seem to "eject" the shell. Ejector hammer guns are so scarce, I have no explanation. That gun, with a plaque and a Mershon pad, was probably a prop gun or a gift to Wayne from someone who didn't have a lot of money to spend. This is a great thread.
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Carole's Smith in this image was SN 170967, 20 gauge, FwEOBV, 28" barrels 
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W.C. Fields has a Winchester M11- what a Fubared shotgun-- Mr. Riehl's jacket buttons are NOT all the same color-- 2nd. one down from the top of his jacket is brighter than the others on his jacket-- covering his "Dunlop's Disease" tell-tale bulge-also, Cosby's jacket- 3rd button down from the top one- is un-buttoned.. NBD
Great thread indeed, Dr. Drew- You have outdone yourself here--- This most enjoyable "contest" has been a welcome change from some of the other "Not so polite" posts and replies we sometimes encounter here.
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"The field is the touchstone of the man"..
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I believe you mean "Zigfeld" here, Herr Eightbore-- common mistake, and NBD- Feld is the Germanic spelling for Field-- Florenz Zigfeld sure had an eye for lovely ladies-- Ja!~! Der Fuchs!!
"The field is the touchstone of the man"..
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Let's start with the Ziegfeld Gal and here "skeet squad" first. What's wrong??> All the guys behind this gal have their "ACTIONS CLOSED"- i DON'T CARE UP THEY ARE POINTED UP TOWARDS THE SKY-- THIS A MAJOR MISTAKE IN SAFE GUN HANDLING--
Looks like the autoloader guy in the middle has his open. The guy on the left not only has his closed, but it's pointed in the direction of his buddies.
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It is hard for me to tell from a photograph which way a weapon is pointed. The guy on the left behind the hottie for sure has his chamber closed but the camera angle might only make it appear he's so distracted by the beauty that he is sweeping his buddies. No telling what the two in the middle are doing. The hottie certainly has the action closed and her finger on the trigger...Geo
That's what's wrong with the picture.
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Walter Ewing (Individual Gold) and George Beattie (Individual Silver); Canada Team Silver at the 1908 London Olympics. Both shot a U.S. maker's double popular in Canada 
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And both double guns ( can we guess at the maker(s) Dr. D.?? also have handguards - when did they become popular for volume shooting- prior to the intro of the beavertail forearm design I am sure. RWTF
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