Was Capsticks .470 double rifle ever recovered?

When you register your rifles with customs, do they run the numbers against stolen rifles?

I bet it kills the person who has it, as they couldn't show it to anyone who appreciates big doubles.

Did PHC always drink before hunting, or was that after his PH career?

Yes, That is really the only check that Customs makes - they do check a database of stolen firearms.

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Originally posted by Minkman:

When you register your rifles with customs, do they run the numbers against stolen rifles?

Whenever I have registered firearms with customs, I fill out the little form in pen, then some lady double checks the serial numbers, stamps the form and hands it back to me. Customs has not kept a copy of the form or checked serial numbers in the past when I did it.

When re-entering the USA last time, the customs lady looked at my form from a distance and waved me on down to the department of agriculture booth where we had a discussion about hunting boots.

Customs ran my numbers once, when I was crossing from Sweetgrass, MT into Canada.

George

Bring me up to speed... his 470 went missing?

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Originally posted by new_guy:
Bring me up to speed... his 470 went missing?

If I remember correctly his Wm. Evans double .470 was stolen from his home when he lived in Florida, although I am working from memory from reading the details in one of his books.

Charlies is correct, there were others taken as well, but the .470 is the one I remember.

I don't believe the rifle has been heard from since

Coming in from M0ongolia last november the nice lady at customs in LA, put both my serial number & my partners into her computer to check something... I don't know what though. She was nice enough to call USDA and USF&G right to her work station where we all likewise had a conversation about hunting boots.. I already had my horns unpacked to show the customs lady (she wanted to see them & I knew USF&G would want to see them), the USF&G walked up looked at my paperwork, signed & stamped it. Then she didn't even look any further at either mine or my partners, she just stamped his through without even reading it... this doesn't have much to do with this post but, it goes to show you that there are awfully nice folks out there, even government inspectors, if you look hard enough.

mike