Monday, February 28, 2022

Hemingway on safari in 1953

https://www.shorpy.com/node/25449?size=_original#caption

he seems to be holding a Winchester model 62, which is a 22... I only know this because I happen to have inherited one, still in the box, never used... now that I know Hemingway was photographed with one, it explains why so many of them are for sale online. Winchester must have sold a lot of them because of this photo

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  1. I would want a bigger gun than a .22 if I was on safari in Africa. Most of the wildlife there probably wouldn't even feel a shot from a .22.

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    1. right, good for birds and small varmints... so, I can't figure what he's doing even bring it with him to Africa

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