SPORTING ARMS ARE TREASURED COLLECTABLES By Kurt Allemeier
Over decades and centuries , sporting arms served as a utilitarian tool for forest and field , and earlier as the guns of aristocrats and kings , but now these fine arms are coming into their own as a collecting genre .
Collectors may be hunters that enjoy a forest view from a tree stand or stalking the African plains , or simply sipping two fingers of Blanton ’ s in their manicured gunroom . No matter how they come about investing in sporting arms , like side-by-side shotguns or English double rifles , there are numerous collecting options .
Above : Westley Richards dangerous game double rifle Opposite page ; Guns of President Gerald Ford
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