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Good post, too. Unlike Queen Victoria, "We are amused."
If you find that 1965 feature, you'll probably recognize many items of safari equipment that are still made. They include the Canadian- made Russell Belt Knife (the No. 4 survival version), the Woodsman's Pal brush cutter, and Russell's Birdshooter boots, a great favorite of Ruark's, which he recommended for African hunting.
A Winchester M-70 .375 was shown, but the current version is substantially improved. So, some things have gotten better! Ruark's M-70 was the pre-'64 version. The one in the magazine was the new model at the time, and I doubt if the staff editor who laid out the photo knew the difference. Ruark's .30/06 was a Remington, but he didn't specify the model. I THINK a photo of him shows the Model 30-S, but not enough of the rifle shows to be sure. The M-721 was in production by the time of his first safari, but he could easily have owned the earlier and better made M-30-S, the action of which was based on a modified M-1917 Enfield that was considerably refined.
"Playboy" has had a number of good photos over the years that are not girlie-based. A couple of years ago, they featured Ian Fleming's estate in Jamaica, where he wrote the Bond stories in colonial days. It showed his typewriter at his desk and the beach off which he often spearfished for his lunch.
Several of the 007 novels were introduced in, "Playboy" as excerpts just before the hardcovers hit book stores. Other famous authors published there include Joyce Carol Oates, Robert Ruark, and that South American guy who wrote "Love in the Time of Cholera." Can't recall his name offhand, but know it. Another famous mystery author contributes occasional crime fiction. Besides photos, the magazine features many original paintings. The one for, "The Man With the Golden Gun", showing Felix Scaramanga eating a snake as Bond stalked him was among those that stood out.
Seriously, if your library keeps back issues or has the title on microfilm or other storage means, look up that safari article. I'm almost sure it's April, 1965, but don't have time now to hunt it up in my closet. Pay attention to what the old witch doctor told Ruark about how he'd find and kill three bull elephants and where, and how he would then see no others during that safari. Uncanny...
Good post, too. Unlike Queen Victoria, "We are amused."If you find that 1965 feature, you'll probably recognize many items of safari equipment that are still made. They include the Canadian- made Russell Belt Knife (the No. 4 survival version), the Woodsman's Pal brush cutter, and Russell's Birdshooter boots, a great favorite of Ruark's, which he recommended for African hunting.
A Winchester M-70 .375 was shown, but the current version is substantially improved. So, some things have gotten better! Ruark's M-70 was the pre-'64 version. The one in the magazine was the new model at the time, and I doubt if the staff editor who laid out the photo knew the difference. Ruark's .30/06 was a Remington, but he didn't specify the model. I THINK a photo of him shows the Model 30-S, but not enough of the rifle shows to be sure. The M-721 was in production by the time of his first safari, but he could easily have owned the earlier and better made M-30-S, the action of which was based on a modified M-1917 Enfield that was considerably refined.
"Playboy" has had a number of good photos over the years that are not girlie-based. A couple of years ago, they featured Ian Fleming's estate in Jamaica, where he wrote the Bond stories in colonial days. It showed his typewriter at his desk and the beach off which he often spearfished for his lunch.
Several of the 007 novels were introduced in, "Playboy" as excerpts just before the hardcovers hit book stores. Other famous authors published there include Joyce Carol Oates, Robert Ruark, and that South American guy who wrote "Love in the Time of Cholera." Can't recall his name offhand, but know it. Another famous mystery author contributes occasional crime fiction. Besides photos, the magazine features many original paintings. The one for, "The Man With the Golden Gun", showing Felix Scaramanga eating a snake as Bond stalked him was among those that stood out.
Seriously, if your library keeps back issues or has the title on microfilm or other storage means, look up that safari article. I'm almost sure it's April, 1965, but don't have time now to hunt it up in my closet. Pay attention to what the old witch doctor told Ruark about how he'd find and kill three bull elephants and where, and how he would then see no others during that safari. Uncanny...
