Charles Askins Sr. had the same gift, which is why I enjoy reading his writing far more than his son's.
I agree.
The Major was the highest paid gunwriter during that era, had a different temperment than his son. Charlie in his autobiography, Unrepentant Sinner, said his Mom was a cantankerous Irish woman,. Athough he adored his Dad, was estranged from his Mom, seems to me he took more after her..
I learned a lot about the Major when I ended up with his personal Browning Superposed. I worked with the Col's son, Bill Askins in San Antonio. I enjoyed doing that research; Bill was very helpful. I was able to help him sell the Major's Ithaca double. Bill is into horses, the fancy kind, as in dressage, not so much into shooting and guns. He sells real estate and airplanes in San Antonio.
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