Hobbies

World Shooting Championships circa 1952

His favorite and only hobby was hunting and shooting at the shooting club at which he was a very active member. He hunted in season's ducks, quails and doves.

At the club he shot regularly clay pigeons and pigeons.

Dokki Shooting Club

King Farouk commissioned Antoine Selim Nahas to build the actual shooting club, which he did but refused payment for his work. In return King Farouk give him the title of Bey, which Nahas never expected as was typical of his low key attitude.

He collected high grade European shot guns and his arsenal included guns such as Purdeys, Holland and Holland, Boss, Merkels, Lebeau Courally and Francot. He traveled all over Europe participating in shooting competitions. Mostly in: Rome, Vichy, Spain.