The Rifle and Hound in Ceylon, by Sir Samuel White Baker
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Upwards of twenty years have passed since the 'Rifle and Hound in Ceylon' was published, and I have been requested to write a preface for a new edition. Although this long interval of time has been spent in a more profitable manner than simple sport, nevertheless I have added considerably to my former experience of wild animals by nine years passed in African explorations. The great improvements that have been made in rifles have, to a certain extent, modified the opinions that I expressed in the 'Rifle and Hound in Ceylon.' Breech-loaders have so entirely superseded the antiquated muzzle-loader, that the hunter of dangerous animals is possessed of an additional safeguard. At the same time I look back with satisfaction to the heavy charges of powder that were used by me thirty years ago and were then regarded as absurd, but which are now generally acknowledged by scientific gunners as the only means of insuring the desiderata of the rifle, i.e., high velocity, low trajectory, long range, penetration, and precision.
The Rifle and Hound in Ceylon, by Sir Samuel White Baker- Published on: 2015-10-16
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .74" w x 6.00" l, .96 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 326 pages
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Wherein modern men are basically women by comparison... By Motion Bomber If you enjoy the musings of stoic 19th century Englishmen who observed very rigid codes of honor and integrity, and would have very likely eyeballed you with disdain, look no further: Sir Samuel White Baker was an overly distinguished gentleman who had a passion for hunting, and as one of the "Great White Hunters" of history his adventures in Ceylon (present day Sri Lanka) are told from his excessively manly contemporary perspective. His sport, though now commonly held abhorrent, amounts to nothing less than the ambush and slaughter of entire elephant herds. Slightly dry overall, and boring at times such as when he drones on about firearms, he otherwise regularly punctuates with engrossing gems; such as when he dispassionately discusses rushing into the fray armed only with a hunting knife to deliver the death blow to ferocious wild animals being held at bay by his pack of hounds. You did just read that correctly. Having certainly earned his place in the pantheon of men, Sir Samuel's reminiscences are in the least wholly fascinating, and if you can stomach the graphic and oftentimes wince educing contemporary racism and wholesale slaughter of animals protected and cherished by today's standards; highly recommended.
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