Great Loss to the community
 

Steve Barnett passed away last night.

Sad to hear this, thanks for posting this Edgar.

sad to hear this...may GOD be with the family....charlie

Sad news, prayers for the family.

What a terrible loss!!!
Bob Jurewicz

What a terrible loss. Steve was a true gentleman among gentlemen. We will miss him and remember him for a very, very long time. RIP Steve.





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Never met him in person, but purchased a gun from him. He was, as mentioned above, a courteous gentleman in our interactions. It's so sad to see the good ones go.

Sorry to hear this. I have purchased several shotguns from Steve over the years. Prayers for those mourning this loss.

Sorry to hear that! Nice man. Do we know the cause?

A loss for sure on all levels. Condolences and prayers to his family. He will be missed

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Sad news. R.I.P. Steve.

What terrible news. I wore my Steve Barnett cap today to shoot sporting clays before I heard the news. I will try to dig out the photos of me dressing as Steve Barnett for the Southern Side by Side one year when he couldn't make it. Maybe someone else has those pictures.

Prayers sent for his family. Bobby

Edgar, do you happen to know the cause of death?

I was told in confidence some time ago and do not remember the specific cancer, but cancer nonetheless.

Condolences to the family, and a great loss!

Thank you Edgar.

Condolences to the family, great guy to do business with. Like all the super-knowledgeable Parker gentlemen, he will be missed.

My condolences to the family.

I knew Steve for almost 20 years and LOTS of guns have exchanged hands between us. I never once felt like I got a bad deal or was mislead in any way. He was a true gentleman and a friend. I still have the first gun I ever bought from him a high condition DHE 20 with all the options.
I talked to him about two weeks ago and he was positive and upbeat. In fact he was more interested in how I was faring then he was about himself. He suffered from lung, liver and bone cancer.
Goodbye my friend you are missed already.

I bought around 6 guns from Steve over the course of our dealings over many years. The two very best were a wonderful Darne V-15 grade 28 gauge and a truly spectacular pre-WWII FN Browning Funcken-engraved Grade 5 Superposed (I never saw a better one!). What I liked most about Steve was when making a price or a trade with him, he always asked me first, "What do YOU want to do?". I will definitely miss him.

I bought several nice 20 gauge Superposed guns from Steve before I became interested in Parker Brothers. I still own a very sweet GHE Remington 20 that I got from him. I made him an offer and kind of braced myself for his retort, but he said “I can do that”.

I sold Steve many guns and five that came from him are here. He was a friend for over 10 years and early on I learned Steve was a good judge of character and had a lifetime of experience coupled with charisma. I always liked how he sealed our deals with a handshake. His loud shirts will never be filled. Prayers ongoing for Steve and for comfort and guidance to Joann and August. RIP my friend.

Steve and I had some great times eating and Drinking which always led to great conversations about Guns and times that gone by and great times ahead. I’m gonna miss you Steve and see you on the other side bro....

My condolences and deepest sympathy to All of Steve Family.

This is a pretty big hit to our community. RIP, Steve, and prayers for your family.

God speed Steve Condolences to the family

I bought 2 guns from Steve at the Southern a few years ago. Very pleasant to do business with, a nice guy, he will be missed.

As a child, I flipped through the Best Products catalogue and wished. I now flip/scroll through Steve Barnett’s website.

God speed!

- Victor

Major loss to the collecting community for sure. Steve made his mark & will be remembered by all of those that had the pleasure of dealing with him.

God Speed Steve!!

Steve's presence at the Southern and Northeast Side by Side events will surely be missed.

Sorry to hear the news . . . .

I heard he had cancer and it was not going to be long

Oh man...that makes sense now. I left him a message weeks ago about a gun and he never returned my call. He was always very quick to respond. Bought a couple guns from him and was great to deal with. RIP Steve! You'll be dearly missed!

If it weren't for Steve, I would not have a closet full of Hawaiian shirts. I just love dressing up as Steve at the Northeast Shoot and the Southern.

Sad news indeed, another great gun dealer has passed, Did business with Steve many times always the gentleman! Several years ago at the Southern he called over to me as I walked by his end of the tent, Steve said come here I have something you would like to see, we walked over to one of his tables and under the table he pulled out a case and opened it and inside was a AA Hammer gun, I had to watch to keep from drooling on the piece, Steve said the gun was sold, Steve knew I had always wanted a AA Hammer gun, and I thank him for showing the gun to me, He said you will find one one of these days, Thank you Steve for being a gentleman, It was an honor to have known you, RIP ,Gary

Great Guy.....Greater loss...RIP

Prayers to Steve's family. He and his displays were always the highlight of the Vintagers and other events I was lucky enough to attend. His presence will be missed.

This is a great loss for all of us. You couldd not find a nicer guy and honest dealer I considered him a friend and I will miss him and the phone calls and texts that we traded back and forth. I will truelly miss him.

I always liked his displays. I was interested in a Stephan Grant hammer gun one year at the Southern. I had talked to him about the gun previously and he said it was sold but here it was. We talked a bit and I mentioned my interest again but had recently purchased something else. Steve's reply was "if you want it take it pay me when you can". This happened more than once with him. The last gun I bought from him was a Purdy 16ga two barrel set. I had some trade (some of which I bought from him and he ALWAYS credited me back what I had paid originally) and some cash but not enough. "Take the gun and send me $10,000 of M70's" was the reply.
RIP a class act if there ever was one.

At the last Northeast Shoot I attended, Steve wandered by my table several times over the weekend. Steve didn't "wander" a lot, so I thought I had him hooked with an underpriced Francotte 28 gauge. It was late on the last day. As I was packing up, Steve came by and dropped a check on my table. It was for my asking price and Steve had not made an offer on the gun the whole weekend. Class act, at least on that transaction.