Hemingway never mentions having a pistol in The Green Hills of Africa, but alludes to a. In spite of suggestions that he carry his Woodsman on safari for purposes of self-defense, Hemingway used his little Colt mostly against camp pests, such as jackals and even scorpions crawling out of the firewood. Hemingway’s second safari took place during the peak of the Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya. He was on his way to East Africa on his second safari and, undoubtedly, one or both of the Woodsmans were part of his safari battery.
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He later purchased a pair of Second Series Match Target Woodsmans with 6" slab-sided barrels and checkered walnut grips from Abercrombie & Fitch in June 1953. He owned at least three Woodsmans, the first of which was a First Series Target model with a 6 5⁄ 8" barrel made in 1919, which can be seen in a 1920 photo of Hemingway wearing it in a shoulder rig while fishing in Michigan. 22 Long Rifle was pushing the envelope of reality, but what he did get right was his recommendation to buy a Colt Woodsman. 416 Rigby magazine rifle, Selby’s Woodsman was his constant companion, and was used to hunt small game for the camp pot, plink during quiet times and administer the coup de grace on wounded game.Ĭlearly, Hemingway’s opinion of the.
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As the old saying goes, “You’ve gotta be tough, if you’re gonna be stupid.”įor many years the author and Harry Selby (r.) worked together as professional hunters at Ker, Downey & Selby Safaris in Botswana, and they remain friends to this day.
The incident raised many questions, and eyebrows, to be sure, but the police investigating the mishap determined it was an accident and did not file charges. 22 handgun-it was three days later before he discovered blood on his shirt and realized he’d previously shot himself. 22 caliber’s capabilities, just recently a Florida man accidentally wounded himself while cleaning his. Ironically, and in direct contradiction to Hemingway’s claims about the. This is the smallest caliber pistol cartridge made but it is also one of the most accurate and easy to hit with, since the pistol has no recoil.” 22 caliber Colt automatic pistol, Woodsman model, with a five-inch barrel and a box of shells. Hemingway followed with this admonition, “The rifle and the pistol are still the equalizer when one man is more of a man than another, and if … he is really smart … he will get a permit to carry one and then drop around to Abercrombie & Fitch (New York gun shop) and buy himself a. 22 caliber, but he obviously wanted to emphasize his point. 22 caliber Colt automatic pistol, shooting a bullet weighing only 40 grains and with a striking energy of 51 foot pounds at 25 feet from the muzzle, I will guarantee to kill either Gene Tunney or Joe Louis before they get to me from the opposite corner.” It was certainly strange indeed that the old master used this macabre scenario to illustrate his implicit faith in the. 22 Long Rifle, for which he once claimed boldly, “… standing in one corner of a boxing ring with a. And it would not have happened without the owner of this very special Colt Woodsman, Harry Selby, who carried the pistol daily on nearly a half-century of safaris.Īlthough largely recognized as a big-game hunter with a penchant for big-bore rifles, Ernest Hemingway also held certain small-bore chamberings in high esteem. Horn of the Hunter by Robert Ruark is regarded as one of the greatest hunting books ever written.
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