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The Safari Life - British Campaign Furniture
#203057 - 21/02/12 02:28 AM

The luxury of safari and officer life in bygione days.

Campaign Chest

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Re: The Safari Life - British Campaign Furniture [Re: NitroX]
#203058 - 21/02/12 02:43 AM

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Re: The Safari Life - British Campaign Furniture [Re: NitroX]
#203073 - 21/02/12 05:38 AM

Ah the British,only they would have to have such goods haha

That chest is a ripper that would be worth some real dough today.

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Re: The Safari Life - British Campaign Furniture [Re: gryphon]
#203107 - 21/02/12 11:50 AM

Love the furniture but I would hate to have to wear those socks.

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Re: The Safari Life - British Campaign Furniture [Re: Jim_A]
#203112 - 21/02/12 12:57 PM

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Love the furniture but I would hate to have to wear those socks.

You can still buy those socks if you want in Australia??

Cheers,

Jeff Gray

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Re: The Safari Life - British Campaign Furniture [Re: CHAPUISARMES]
#203116 - 21/02/12 02:07 PM

Whats the plane on the floor JH?

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Re: The Safari Life - British Campaign Furniture [Re: gryphon]
#203123 - 21/02/12 02:36 PM

Beryl Markham's plane.

No idea. Not my photo.

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Re: The Safari Life - British Campaign Furniture [Re: NitroX]
#203139 - 21/02/12 06:43 PM

A better time

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Re: The Safari Life - British Campaign Furniture [Re: TOP_PREDATOR]
#203149 - 21/02/12 09:12 PM

I always like that advert:

TASTY PRAWNS

Ha ha, British Airlines almost killed me once with food poisoning, "Don't touch the prawns!"

I had chicken though.

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Re: The Safari Life - British Campaign Furniture [Re: NitroX]
#203153 - 21/02/12 09:29 PM

A trunk converted into a really good safari bar and cellar.

I want one of these!

I think it will make a great prop for my future wine company having a safari and vintage theme.

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Re: The Safari Life - British Campaign Furniture [Re: NitroX]
#203171 - 21/02/12 11:03 PM

A mobile gun rack to add some class to the weekend informal shoot.

Folded for travel.

I'm going to try to make one of these myself.

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Re: The Safari Life - British Campaign Furniture [Re: NitroX]
#203215 - 22/02/12 06:51 AM

I'm going to try to make one of these myself.

+1

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Re: The Safari Life - British Campaign Furniture [Re: greenshoots]
#203715 - 25/02/12 09:49 PM

The Roorkhee chair, used in camps and also shown dismantled and flat for transport.

James Corbett relaxing and smoking in his Roorkhee chair.

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Re: The Safari Life - British Campaign Furniture [Re: NitroX]
#203730 - 26/02/12 02:51 AM

I tried to replicate the 19th century style safari: on foot with a British DR. Some hunters hunt from dusk to dawn, not me. I got up had breakfast and some coffee then headed out around 7:30 am. If I shot something, then the day was over. Back to camp to relax and have a few gin and tonics. So very English.

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Re: The Safari Life - British Campaign Furniture [Re: bonanza]
#205336 - 17/03/12 07:27 PM

Leather wine bottle carrier for dinner or lunch.

Or perhaps the gentleman prefers a Scotch?!

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Re: The Safari Life - British Campaign Furniture [Re: NitroX]
#205341 - 17/03/12 07:53 PM

The great Jim Corbett deserved a bit of luxury. Facing off against notorious man-eating tigers and leopards almost exclusively alone as he did. His books tell of the shorts, light weight stockings and thin soled shoes as his stalking garb. He seemed to usually wear a shirt with a jacket for those cold nights sitting up over a bait which could have been a live buffalo or goat or a dead carcass of either or even one of the man-eaters dead human victims. What a life and what an era to live in.

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Re: The Safari Life - British Campaign Furniture [Re: eagle27]
#205389 - 18/03/12 11:02 AM

http://www.drake.net/products/2/British-...ign%20Furniture

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Re: The Safari Life - British Campaign Furniture [Re: NitroX]
#205391 - 18/03/12 11:08 AM

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Leather wine bottle carrier for dinner or lunch.

Or perhaps the gentleman prefers a Scotch?!

I actually have one of these that was given to me as a gift..actually quite handy and use it for little getaways with my little woman...have even taken it to hunting camp..have a moscow mule once in a while after a long day hiking..they are awesome..

Ripp

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Re: The Safari Life - British Campaign Furniture [Re: Ripp]
#205395 - 18/03/12 11:19 AM

Thos are beautiful rock-lock doubles!

This one wouldn't seem too - 'out of place' in that rack. My brother built this 12 bore - for a friend in the early 90's.

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Re: The Safari Life - British Campaign Furniture [Re: Ripp]
#205406 - 18/03/12 02:16 PM

Quote:

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Leather wine bottle carrier for dinner or lunch.

Or perhaps the gentleman prefers a Scotch?!

I actually have one of these that was given to me as a gift..actually quite handy and use it for little getaways with my little woman...have even taken it to hunting camp..have a moscow mule once in a while after a long day hiking..they are awesome..

Ripp

It is a very nice one so a good gift to receive.

I have a "safari bar" which I never take on trips! Because it always gets rejected when there is too much stuff. It is a wicker four bottle carrier, circular. Usually one bottle is not put in and pewter cups, bottle opener, etc put in that place.

I'll see if I can take a picture. Lots to do today though, picking grapes by hand with a gang of contractors next two days. May be the end of the vintage if I don't sell the last lot of grapes.

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Re: The Safari Life - British Campaign Furniture [Re: NitroX]
#205424 - 18/03/12 07:56 PM

Frankly I've has to make do with a neat Indian rosewood chest and a two piece secretaire combination (in teak) chest of drawers of some proportions. Lucky I scored them abt 1980.

Impossible prices now!

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Re: The Safari Life - British Campaign Furniture [Re: kamilaroi]
#205426 - 18/03/12 08:21 PM

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Frankly I've has to make do with a neat Indian rosewood chest and a two piece secretaire combination (in teak) chest of drawers of some proportions. Lucky I scored them abt 1980.

Impossible prices now!

Well done. Please post some photos if you can.

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Re: The Safari Life - British Campaign Furniture [Re: NitroX]
#205479 - 19/03/12 09:19 AM

I'll try. BTW $1500 for the two. How much they would cost now scares me.

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Re: The Safari Life [Re: kamilaroi]
#208941 - 24/05/12 09:17 PM

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Re: The Safari Life [Re: NitroX]
#211589 - 26/06/12 05:16 AM

I'm going to try to make one of these myself.

+1

greenshoots

well mine's nearly finished its half the size of the original, its a 6 rifle rack

amazing what you can make out of old floorboards and old leather belts

greenshoots

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