Annual meeting and banquet
 

My sincerest thanks to everyone who was responsible for the wonderful meeting and banquet last night. The food was good, the drinks were fine and The speaker Phil S. was entertaining and imformative. Great job ladies and gents.

I was there, well worth the trip, we had a great time! thanks to all who made it so nice... SXS Ohio

I agree Daryl! I enjoyed the evening immensely. The guest speaker was great, quite the story with insight and humor describing what can only be called extreme gun collecting.

I ran into Phil at the gun show today and told him how much I enjoyed his talk. He related a few more stories which were just as interesting as the ones he told last night. That kind of wealth and gun collecting is something that us mortals just can't comprehend. I thought the most telling incident of the Peterson's wealth was the one where they had "misplaced" the 22lb. chunk of gold and his widows reaction to it being found.

Sounds like a great time I wish I could have been a participant. What gun won the people's choice? Pictures?

John Powers from Huston Texas took 1st place with a $200.00 10 gauge. It was one of three guns he displayed for our pleasure. I believe there were about 18 fine old Hammer Guns on display.

What Daryl said... a nice time was had and a great evening put on. I was happy to be able to see all those who attended and meet some new, to me, faces.

Did anybody take any photos of the guns displayed? Hope to make it next year, gary

Here's John Powers' winning entry... extremely high-original condition $200 Grade Parker. The voting was on the guns' own merits but John's provenance and memorabilia of the 1876 Centennial Exhibition, for which this Parker was made, was extraordinary.




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The guns were excellent. A real cross section of grades and gauges and stories. The speaker was excellent. The whole event was great