The old pre-WW1 "ruling classes in Europe" were mainly there for show- hence the Czar almost owning a Invincible (En Hoc Signo Vinces) Paaarrrkar- to shoot tweetie birds with from the lawn of one of the many estates (while his people starved to death-was all a part of the showy era- Now Teddy R. (my kinda Prez.) only wanted a using 12 gauge double from A.H. Fox for his African Safaris- it was the "Head Fred's of Fox Gun Co. that decided to "comp" the old rough rider with that fine F grade- always wondered why Teddy didn't want his shotgun equipped with ejectors--RWTF

"The field is the touchstone of the man"..