From:http://www.fieldandstream.com/hunting/gunsbowsammo/kimber.html
(J. Warne, the founder of Kimber of Oregon, was born in Australia.-jt)
"So there you have the entire Kimber story, except, as you're probably wondering, the source of the name. When Jack Warne was a baby, his family moved to the town of Kimba, which is pronounced "Kimber." It is an aboriginal word meaning "brush fire," making one wonder if its namesake perhaps burned too brightly in its race across the shooting horizon." Just thought someone might like to know - I had assumed it was someone's last name, or gasp, named after a girl. Wrong again. Love the Gold Match, a whole lot easier on the hands than my trusty Ruger Police-Service Six and Fed. 125's.
(J. Warne, the founder of Kimber of Oregon, was born in Australia.-jt)
"So there you have the entire Kimber story, except, as you're probably wondering, the source of the name. When Jack Warne was a baby, his family moved to the town of Kimba, which is pronounced "Kimber." It is an aboriginal word meaning "brush fire," making one wonder if its namesake perhaps burned too brightly in its race across the shooting horizon." Just thought someone might like to know - I had assumed it was someone's last name, or gasp, named after a girl. Wrong again. Love the Gold Match, a whole lot easier on the hands than my trusty Ruger Police-Service Six and Fed. 125's.
