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#14202064 10/14/19
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a Friend sent me a couple of photos
The second on the motor bike looks like a model 1920 but could be wrong
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Early 250-3000 in the first, and it looks like a 1920 in the 2nd to me as well. Great photos!


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Hate to think what the bike would be worth on today's market
a bit more than the rifle I think


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Originally Posted by kiwi
Hate to think what the bike would be worth on today's market
a bit more than the rifle I think


Especially in that condition! Great photos!


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Thx for posting some of "my favourite things!" Indian motorcycles, Savage Gs and M1920s.


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Looks like the fellow in the first pic wrastled a bit with the cat ,,Neat pics


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Yes he does appear to have a few lacerations on his leg that his attendant is cleaning


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No need for an emergency room; have your buddy sew it up with a harness needle and horse tail hair for thread. Pour some home-made liquor on it and go back to work.


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great pics


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I love them old pictures. They make me think twice about tough and little bullets for dangerous game (even with thin skin). Thanks for posting them. I will dream of Africa!


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I was hoping he shot it with a 22 HP. Love that Indian. I owned a 48 Chief for 25 years.


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Top Photo is Charles Cottar. You may remember him from the Savage Lion and Gorilla ads.


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Leopard "scratches" killed or maimed many a hunter back in the "good old days" before antibiotics. Apparently they aren't exactly fastidious about cleaning their fingernails after feeding off a carcass that they have hung up in a tree to "ripen" for a few hot days....

If you want a fairly realistic image of the threat leopards pose to hunters, there's a decent episode in the old BBC TV series "The Flame Trees of Thika." Terrifying. Makes me want to take my Savage/Valmet 12 guage double to bed with me at night!

REALLY GREAT pix--Thanks!

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I like old pictures!

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Just looked that name up Cottar .....They are still in Business .....Formed in 1919-1920 ....Chas was thrashed by 3 leopards in his lifetime ,Had encounters with lions and elephants ,,,,Tuff cuss Made it to 1940 and gored by a Rhino


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Sounds like he had a death wish


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no balls, no air medals


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Originally Posted by kiwi
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Is the old photo inverted? Drive train on wrong side?
This bike looks like from similar time period. It's at the Indy Museum in Speedway, IN.

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Bolt is on the correct side of the gun...


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What kind of antelope looking critter by the Indian?

Great pics!

The leopard hunter's partner must have washed his drawers first and hung em on the line.

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