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hunters and naturalists.
Beginning in 1907 he worked
for the British Government,
eventually tracking and killing 44
man-eating tigers and leopards.
Some of Corbett's man-eaters
were legendary. Just two of the
man-eaters accounted for the lives
of more than 800 villagers in the
northern forests of India.
James D. Julia is now accepting
consignments for their fall auction,
which promises to be even more
significant than its March sale.
Call (207) 453-7125 or visit
www.jamesdjulia.com.
Col. Jim Corbett
was 63 when he
killed the huge
Bachelor of
Powalgarh. He
used this WJ
Jeffery rifle to
slay more than
40 man-eating
leopards and
tigers. Made in
(circa) 1909, the
.450/400 double
rifle was sold at
James D. Julia's
March auction
for $264,500.
