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Two of a kind

CHARLES SMITH-JONES SAYS: “The company was aiming to achieve a reputation for attention to detail”

Classic Doubles International is an interesting if short-lived brand with a somewhat complex background. In 1931 the Western Cartridge Company, owned by the Olin family and destined to become one of the richest in the US thanks to ammunition sales in World War II, bought Winchester.

Eventually renamed as Olin International, the company went on to diversify

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