Papa hemingways Beretta S03 Shotty

[Sakobav]

I was at beretta Galleria in NYC and on the way out saw Papa's shotgun in a case - I thought its a replica of the original since this shotty value is estimated to be $200000 plus for collectors. This is shotty he used in Havana. I confirmed with folks there and yes its original gun with his binocs and cleaning kit. I know Hemingway was an avid hunter outdoorsman and he had quite a few guns. Another connection is I love Idaho and it was his favorite stomping ground where his family is revered and he passed away.

It was exhilerating and photos are from my Iphone. Turns out president of Colombia country was browsing here day before.
Enjoy

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[hamiclar01]

Is this the gun he used to arrive at, what Stephen King labels, the "Hemingway solution"?

[Sakobav]

I dont think but he was avid hunter - shot himself with his favourite BOSS sxs

[dr.jayakumar]

the binoc's looks very interesting.haven't seen anything like this.
the last snap has your(ngrewal) reflected image?
regards
dr.jk

[Vikram]

Great find,Navi.He had good taste,that man.


There is more here on his Beretta and also Beretta's history too.Very interesting article.

http://www.americanrifleman.org/article ... s-beretta/

I too believed that he used a Boss to end his misery. But, it seems it may not have been.

http://gardenandgun.com/article/hemingways-suicide-gun

A new book takes a closer look at the evolution of a legendary sportsman
When Ernest Hemingway took his own life on July 2, 1961, it was reported in Life magazine that he had done so with a “double-barreled shotgun.” Further reports specified the gun was a Boss that he had purchased from Abercrombie & Fitch, and for years this has been widely accepted as fact. But a fascinating new book, Hemingway’s Guns, by Silvio Calabi, Steve Helsley, and Roger Sanger (Shooting Sportsman Books), makes the case that Hemingway never owned a Boss, and that the suicide gun was actually made by W. & C. Scott & Son. It was Hemingway’s pigeon gun, a long-barreled side-by-side that traveled with him from shooting competitions in Cuba to duck hunts in Italy to a safari in East Africa. By all accounts it was a favorite.

Not long after that tragic day in Ketchum, Idaho, the gun was given to a local welder to be destroyed. “The stock was smashed and the steel parts cut up with a torch,” the authors write. “The mangled remnants were then buried in a field.” Roger Sanger visited the welding shop, which is still in business and being run by the grandson of the original proprietor. Amazingly, the welder still had a few pieces of the gun in a matchbox, and Sanger’s immediate reaction to the evidence was, “This is no Boss.” After showing pictures to a number of experts and collectors, he confirmed that it was most likely Hemingway’s beloved W. & C. Scott that had been the suicide gun.

Hemigway's guns

http://gardenandgun.com/gallery/ernest-hemingways-guns


Best-
Vikram

[hamiclar01]

and that the suicide gun was actually made by W. & C. Scott & Son.

Thanks for the link Viks.

And here I was, zooming in on Navi's pics, trying to find specks of brain on the muzzle