Great story!

That'd be great seeing the rifle from "Out of Africa" I've always wondered what type it was until now, thanks!

I had two occasions like that, though not as special as yours.

Once in Gaston Renette in Paris, when it still was GR, I got to handle a really beautiful 470 double rifle sidelock by them. GR is kinda of like the French equivilent of Purdey if you will.

Second time, up in a gunshop in Rhode Island, I was just poking arround the shop. Guy was real nice even though I wasn't going to buy anything. I asked him what was the nicest piece he had. He reached in the cabinent and handed me a real nice SxS shotgun, obviously a best gun. I looked at the tag, something like $50,000 and it said BOSS. Lovely gun and nice guy for letting me drool all over it.