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Hi Franchi, Lakota is a German Wirehair Pointer. I have two of them (Lakota and Daisy). She is only a year old, but so far this year in addition to duck hunting with her, I have shot Huns, Sharptail, Sage Grouse, Ruffed Grouse, Woodcock, and pheasant over her. She will make a trip to KS and AZ yet this year so I hope to get a few quail over her as well.

I agree, if the gun works for you, who cares. I have a few higher grade guns, but when it comes to hunting, its either this one or my Dickson I grab if I need to put meat on the table.

I have quite a few S X S's and I feel the same about my 20 S & W......I wear gloves, so no case color wear, but it sure is a nice handling gun for the few thousand rounds that I've fired through it..........and it will shoot anything you put in it............That is why I bought another one in 16 gauge.........

If it is lost, stolen or damaged for those of us that travel around the world, it can be replaced with another new one for less than a King's Ransom........

They are winners.......

King, if I recall correctly, there WERE Turkish PW's. Not many of them, of course, compared to Americans, but there weren't that many Turks there either, total, in comparison to Americans. What I think you're remembering is that as captives, none of the Turks broke faith with their fellow PW's. Sadly, that was not the case with American PW's in Korea. At least that's the story I recall being told when we in the American military had to memorize the Code of Conduct, which came about because of the Korean War experience.

W Burns,

Is that pup a Drahthaar or a Griffon?

Read the book "Soldier" by col. Anthony Herbert. He was an army grunt in Korea and got hooked up with the Turks when he lost contact with his outfit. What happened after that should be made into a movie and Herbert was honored by the Turkish government with their highest decoration. I would not want to be in a Turkish prison but I would definitely buy one of their guns.

Thye world must have come to an end, because ten years ago EVERYONE just KNEW those Turks would take half-a century to learn how to build guns - if ever even those heathen savages could do so.. Of course, the Italians and Czechs and other Euro-financiers/suppliers/engineers who really kicked the Turk gun industry into gear didn't know anything, either.

That plain scalloped boxlock is a nice-looking practical piece, and thank you for posting those great world-wide hunting pics.

And, Korean War Turks: a single squad of them armed with Enfields, assigned as forward observers, once held a roofless, stone-walled-hut all night long against a mass-wave attack on the Allied lines. Eventually, the North Korean/Chinese advancing masses split around that stubborn lethal bunch and just left them alone -- continuing the Communist attack on the UN forces, which were located well behind the outpost.

Adam,

Thanks for the post of some great looking guns. I'm thinking the Turkish guns may be similar to the Japanese guns - great guns at great prices, but underappreciated in the states. So, those who can see them for what they are (great guns) have an opportunity to get them while the prices are still good.

Thanks again for the post.

Larry, you've straightened me out. The distinction was not turning; good call.

Nice looking guns. Most especially that round action model.

Nice looking guns. Most especially that round action model.