Abercrombie and Fitch shotgun

[BOBGBA]

OP - The pictures are quite small, it's like looking at postage stamps. Are you posting from a phone or computer?

[shovelon]

Ok, I see them now. That is a fine looking firearm. Love it!

[2761377]

that serial # turns up here- http://griffinhowe.com/researchyourfirearm/ under the A&F brand.

interesting website there. thanks for provoking my interest.

BTW, Francis Macomber and his wife also shopped at A&F before their safari.

[Spyder]

Very cool. And local to me. Can I have it?

[naz]

Wow. I learned something new today

[Thefeeder]

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https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences-and-law/economics-business-and-labor/businesses-and-occupations/abercrombie-fitch-co

The San Francisco store was just as extravagant and had a shooting range also


The New York store remained the company's flagship. At the close of the 1950s the main floor sported heads of buffalo, caribou, moose, elk, and other big game, stuffed fish of spectacular size, and wastebaskets made from elephants' feet. The store sold an unmatched variety of contraptions for indoor and outdoor pursuits: one corner held dog and cat items; the basement was a shooting range; and the mezzanine contained paraphernalia for skindiving, archery, skiing, and lawn games. Floors two through five were reserved for clothing suitable for any terrain or climate. Floor six had a picture gallery and bookstore concentrating on sporting themes, and there was a watch repair facility and the golf school, complete with a resident pro. On the seventh floor was the gun room with about 700 shotguns and rifles, constituting the most lavish assemblage of sporting firearms on earth. The eighth floor was devoted to fishing, camping, and boating, and housed a fishing instructor who gave lessons at the pool on the roof. He also handled mail and telephone inquiries on fishing, hunting, and skiing. The fishing section alone stocked about 48,000 flies and 18,000 lures.

[CWL]

they were originally a sporting goods and camping goods store...

No. A&F was much more than that.
They were the premier outfitters for the well-heeled of North America. New York bankers and railroad barons would spend thousands (in 1890s cash) to outfit their hunting trips and safaris from them.

They got bought out in the 1970s and became a mall brand.

[boopiejones]

Very interesting. I thought all they made were clothing. Learn something new everyday.