DC>   >    I've seen errors that I just laughed at and then went on. Doyle 
star
DC>   >    two of the Sherlock Holmes stories with the same 2 or 3 
aragraphs.
DC>   >    When I read the second one, it sounded very familiar.
DC>  So why did the error on the gun bother you so much? This is a
DC>  much more serious error. Recognize that all authors make
DC>  "continuity" errors. Simenon couldn't even keep Maigret's first
DC>  name straight (though he used it very rarely).
Mostly because I'm familiar with Browning's. I would think a detective
would be, also, particularly if he carried one. At any rate, the error
destroyed the illusion of the story for me.
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