So, Grandpa used this gun to supplement the family’s table fare by shooting squirrels and rabbits. But as my father said on many occasions, cured meat gets old after several months and one begins to crave fresh meat. He used several methods for curing his hogs including salt curing, sugar curing, and smoking. That is why that little shotgun was so important to the family, and it would remain an indispensable tool for many years to come.Įvery November, my Grandpa would butcher and cure several hogs. Since they didn’t have electricity, they didn’t have refrigeration. They used coal oil lamps instead of electric lights.
They had no running water, but Grandma did have a hand pump that brought water from the well in to the house. Grandma and Grandpa, although they lived in the 20 th century, like many, if not most rural Georgians at the time lived in a manner not too far removed from 1890. That year Grandpa bought a new Savage Fox Model B Double Barrel shotgun in. My Grandpa and Grandma, along with my very young Aunt Eugena owned a farm in a very small community in Marion County, Georgia called Pineville. The Double Barrel Shotgun Projects The Savage Fox Model B If you are interested in having this type of work done, contact information for the author is available at the bottom of the post. This article has some great examples of true classical gunsmithing, from slow rust bluing and stock repair to acid etching damascus. This article is written in his words, with as little editing as possible to preserve the writer's style. The following was sent to me by Chris Wooldridge of Swamp Fox Custom Rifle Works, a regular and welcome contributor on the site.
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