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I read most of his books. Still have them. This would look nice sitting next to them. But I’m not a M70 guy so I will leave it for someone who is:
The rifle is correct on both counts. The heavy profile of the barrel when chambered in the .375 Holland & Holland round precluded the normal barrel boss. The Lyman #6 sight on the special base was standard for the 375 H&H.
BRP
November 7, 2015
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A bit better condition than I expected for a rifle with several safaris to its credit.
Mike
Blue Ridge Parson said
The rifle is correct on both counts. The heavy profile of the barrel when chambered in the .375 Holland & Holland round precluded the normal barrel boss. The Lyman #6 sight on the special base was standard for the 375 H&H.BRP
You talked me into it; be at the bank 9 am Mon to arrange for a 2nd mortgage. Now don’t any of you big-spenders hit the “BIN” tab before I can get my dough!
However, for you alone, Tim, I’ll step aside.
When I was a young man I read most all of Mr. Capstick’s books. I thought that they were well written, and I enjoyed them greatly. It might be the reason why on my two trips to Africa I took a .375 Model 70 along with me. I believe there is a picture of him with this rifle on the back of “Death in the long grass”. Peter has been gone for a while now, and I don’t think that He is as known as He was at one time. I think that his rifle would of been more popular 30 years ago. Time can be a funny thing.
Bo Rich said Peter has been gone for a while now, and I don’t think that He is as known as He was at one time. I think that his rifle would of been more popular 30 years ago. Time can be a funny thing.
This is true because fame, unfortunately, is fleeting. I had the rare opportunity to meet him behind the book-sales counter at a NRA convention, where he & others (inc Bill Jordan) were autographing their books. Most propitious time to sell would have been shortly after his death, when interest was at its peak. How many remember Robert Ruark, during his lifetime FAR more famous as an African hunter than Capstick?
clarence said
Blue Ridge Parson said
The rifle is correct on both counts. The heavy profile of the barrel when chambered in the .375 Holland & Holland round precluded the normal barrel boss. The Lyman #6 sight on the special base was standard for the 375 H&H.
BRP
You talked me into it; be at the bank 9 am Mon to arrange for a 2nd mortgage. Now don’t any of you big-spenders hit the “BIN” tab before I can get my dough!
However, for you alone, Tim, I’ll step aside.
Clarence –
It’s about time for you to make the move to Fat Cat status!
clarence said
How many remember Robert Ruark, during his lifetime FAR more famous as an African hunter than Capstick?
I am a big Ruark fan, I thought I was the only one left…..and don’t forget Frederick Selous, another great African hunter and writer.
You can get Robert Ruark’s biography “Someone of Value” by Hugh Foster (2001) on Amazon but the prices indicate there are still a few other fans out there.
Best Regards,
“There are worse memorials to a great life than a book or a tusk.” – Robert Ruark
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I don’t know but I think I have seen him before someplace….
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JWA said
I don’t know but I think I have seen him before someplace….
Reminds me of photos my memory would have me believe are of myself, but which, however, my eyes have the greatest difficulty recognizing. Someone else they appear to be; and actually, in the truest sense, they are.
JWA said
I don’t know but I think I have seen him before someplace….
Looks like Jeff’s son.
I to am a big Ruark fan. Horn of the Hunter was my first but the Old Man and the Boy is a great read.
cranky2 said
I to am a big Ruark fan. Horn of the Hunter was my first but the Old Man and the Boy is a great read.
If your heart can stand it, the most unforgettable book he wrote was Something of Value.
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JWA said
I don’t know but I think I have seen him before someplace….
What’s the best part of seeing those pics, Jeff? Remembering the hunting experience or being able to keep up with those young PH’s?
Mike
This thread got me thinking about how formative PHC and his ilk were to me.
As a young lad growing up with modest means, few of my family hunted. We had farm roots, and that necessitates that there were firearms around. However, I remember dad and grandpa’s guns were simple and utilitarian in nature. For them hunting was not held in sporting consideration.
With an early on-set love of hunting and rifles, I did not really have a mentor to guide me. As an alternative, I feasted upon the readings of Capstick, O’Connor, Ruark, Roosevelt, Hunter and many more that I cannot remember. I remember finding ways to scrape together enough $ for subscriptions to Outdoor Life, and Sports Afield, just to read the offerings about things that I could only dream of.
Today, my personal library has hard bound copies of many of the books that stoked the young fire that burned in me. I often find myself picking them up and re-reading them. My personal firearm collection now contains a good number of identical rifles carried by the “hero’s” of my youth, and I get to take them into the field to pursue the great and shaggy beasts of the world.
It is very safe to say that the authors, their stories, and their choice of rifles were very formative to the man that I have become.
FYI…..For those considering purchasing the rifle in the OP, I have purchased a few rifles in the recent past with the seller who is offering Mr. Capstick’ 375 for sale. I had excellent buyer experience at each occasion.
HerdBull
NE Herd Bull said
As a young lad growing up with modest means, few of my family hunted. We had farm roots, and that necessitates that there were firearms around. However, I remember dad and grandpa’s guns were simple and utilitarian in nature. For them hunting was not held in sporting consideration.
Hands down the most common “farm gun” was a 12 ga double–likely one of the many low cost Belgian imports. With it, a farmer could deal with everything from crows to coons to deer, with slugs or buckshot; no other gun was more versatile. Ruark’s deer hunting in N.C., like that of Archibald Rutledge in S.C, was done with a shotgun, a common choice in that part of the country. Add to that a low cost Stevens or other single-shot .22, & all bases were covered.
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