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1939-1979 - MACDONALD HASTINGS AND ROBERT CHURCHILL, a) 20/07/1939 - Copy of order for gun No 6401, a Churchill UTILITY model XXV shotgun purchased from Robert Churchill by the author, Macdonald Hastings.
b) 1935 - Flyer for Robert Churchill's UTILITY model shotgun. Note the upright Swastika on the top and bottom borders. Robert Churchill discontinued his UTILITY model shotgun in 1942 due to the fact that the British Government had introduced the UTILITY logo for articles that were basically fit for purpose but without adornment during war torn Britain. See a diagram of the British Government's Utility logo on p 203 of Don Masters' book, THE HOUSE OF CHURCHILL.
c) 25/03/1942 - Copy of order for guns Nos 6551/2, a pair of Churchill PREMIERE model XXV shotguns purchased from Robert Churchill by Macdonald Hastings.
d) 18/09/1944 - 70 YEAR OLD SIGNED LETTER FROM MAC HASTINGS TO ROBERT CHURCHILL. An interesting and enlightening, typed letter (both sides of A5) sent to Robert Churchill by his great friend Mac Hastings, a reporter with the British weekly magazine, PICTURE POST. At this late stage in WWII Robert Churchill was suffering from exhaustion due to his extensive involvement with training the Home Guard and supplying suitable weapons for the SOE. Together with his letter, Mac Hastings enclosed some Sodium Amytol which at that time was being used for treating battle exhaustion. According to Hastings, taken as a pill the Sodium Amytol, "… sedates the mind" but "The average G.P. doesn't know anything about Barbiturates …" and Hastings warns "… they should not be used recklessly.".
e) post WWII - Original flyer with photograph of Robert Churchill's premises in Leicester Square.
f) 23/11/1949 - Copy of order for gun No 6768 a Churchill CROWN model XXV 3" Wildfowl gun purchased from Robert Churchill by Macdonald Hastings. This gun was built as a favour to Macdonald Hastings when Churchill's were not building the cheaper models as scarce materials were reserved for more expensive guns.
g) c1930s - Copy of flyer for the EJ Churchill CROWN model shotgun.
h) 01/07/1958 - Photocopy of Robert Churchill's obituary by Macdonald Hastings' in the British newspaper, THE TIMES.
i) 04/01/1962 - Photocopy of a letter from Macdonald Hastings to Dorothy Patey, Edwin John Churchill's granddaughter.
j) 15/01/1962 - Photocopy of a letter from Macdonald Hastings to Dorothy Patey, E.J. Churchill's granddaughter. EJ Churchill was Robert Churchill's uncle and the founder of the firm.
k) 04/03/1979 - Article in the British SUNDAY EXPRESS reviewing Macdonald Hastings' book, A WORM THAT TURNED ON THE FISHERMAN.
(See Don Masters' book, THE HOUSE OF CHURCHILL)
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Estimate £50-60