Ernest Hemingway's African Safari Rifle Up for Auction
Filed under: Auctions, Sports, Men's Style, The Classicist
A remarkable double-barreled elephant gun made by London's Westley Richards in 1913 that belonged to Ernest Hemingway and was used by the famed author on safari in Africa is being offered for auction on March 14. The impressive .577-caliber Nitro Express, the starring lot at James D. Julia Auctioneers' Important Firearms sale in Fairfield, Maine, comes with the original case and accessories and is expected to fetch between $150,000 – $200,000. The 16-pound rifle, engraved with rhinos and tigers and designed to bag the biggest game, has its own chapter in the new book Hemingway's Guns: The Sporting Arms of Ernest Hemingway.
Charlie Sheen Gets Back To His Roots
The List #0147: Escape a Car Underwater
WHOOPS! Obama Makes Big Gaffe
Visit the Maldive Islands Before It's Too Late
Reptiles Make Home in UK Man's Cable Box
Candid Portraits Of Strippers After Hours
Springtime Budget-Busters -- Savings Experiment
Is This Woman Too Pretty To Work?
That's An Interesting Look, Madge
Okla. Sheriff's Deputy Finds Dog Guarding Body Buried Under Destroyed Home
Mariah Carey Suffers Wardrobe Malfunction on Good Morning America
Mariah Carey Curses And Busts Out Of Dress On Live TV
H&M's Plus-Size Model Jennie Runk Says She Chose To Gain Weight
Distraught Mom Becomes Face of Oklahoma Storm
16 Pasta Dishes Worse Than Yours
The Story Behind Hairspray
AMAZING PHOTO: UFO Spotted Over San Diego
What It's Like To Talk To A 2-Year-Old
Killed Soldier In London Attack Identified
Best Friends Reportedly Die Holding Each Other In Tornado
Danny Tanner Is Fighting With Topanga
Jury Foreman: '18 Days Of Testimony Hurt' Jodi Arias
Rapper Accused Of Faking His Own Death To Escape Payments
Luke Wilson Caught Staring At Fan's Chest
New Trayvon Martin Evidence Features Incriminating Photos, Texts From Teen
Teenager's 'Awww'-Inspiring Drawing Wins Big At Google
LISTEN: Terror Inside Elementary School As Tornado Hits
Surgeons Remove Giant Hairball From Tiger
WATCH: Police Force Shows Up To Support 5-Year-Old Who Lost Her Dad
LOOK: Photoshop Mistake Is Seriously Cringeworthy
Jodi Arias Jury DEADLOCKED
Mum-Of-Two Faces Down Woolwich Attack Suspects