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Volume 1 (2003) Table
of Contents
Who
We Are So Far by Len Applegate
Summarizes the steps taken in 2002 to create the L.C. Smith
Collectors Association and describes the association's display
at the New York State Arms Collectors Show in Syracuse.
Banquet and Organizational Meeting by
Bill Winter
Announces that the L.C. Smith Collectors Association banquet
and organizational meeting will be held on March 15, 2003 in
conjunction with the Maryland Arms Collectors Association Show
in Baltimore.
Pictures from the Syracuse Show Display by Frank and
Mary Anne Finch
Displays two photographs from the New York State Arms Collectors
Show in Syracuse.
Bring your Smith to Baltimore and Celebrate St. Patrick's Day
Shooting Sporting Clays
Announces that a shooting event will be held at the Hopkins Game
Farm and Sporting Clays in Maryland on Monday following the guns
show in Baltimore.
Executive
Director Notes by Bill Winter
Describes the L.C. Smith Collectors Association display at the
Maryland Arms Collectors Association Show.
The
Newsletter by Len Applegate
Outlines the purpose of the newsletter, describes different types
of advertising, and provides guidelines and deadlines for submission
of articles.
Membership
and the Organization by Len Applegate
Summarizes the organizational meeting; lists the names, addresses,
and terms of the seven directors of the new L.C. Smith Collectors
Association; names the committees and chairs; and describes the
two types of membership.
Our
St. Patty's Day Shoot by Andy Anderson
Provides a list and photograph of the participants in the sporting
clays shoot at the Hopkins Game Farm in Maryland.
Unlisted
Serial Numbers by Andy Anderson
Points out that the serial number information in William Brophy's L.C.
Smith Shotguns (1977) is incomplete, gives examples of missing
information, and calls on members to provide serial number information
to help create more complete records.
What
in the World is an L.C. Smith? by Bob Trefry
Describes his transition from an ". . . admirer to acquirer
. . ." of L.C. Smith shotguns.
L.C.
Smith Classifieds
L.C.
Smith Collectors Association Upcoming Events – The
Vintagers
Provides information about the 7th Annual World Side-by-Side
Gun and Rifle Championship and Exhibition scheduled to be held
in New York in September.
Executive
Director Notes by Bill Winter
Encourages members to consider making a L.C. Smith display for
a show in their local area to increase the knowledge of L.C.
Smith shotguns and the collectors association.
My
First L.C. Smith by James Stubbendieck
Describes the acquisition of a L.C. Smith 10 gauge at the age
of 13.
Membership
and the Organization by Len Applegate
Provides demographic information on the membership.
A
View from the Gun Show by Frank J. Finch,
Jr.
Gives his personal experiences at various gun shows since the
inception of the idea of forming the L.C. Smith Collectors Association.
Unlisted
Serial Numbers, Part 2 by Andy Anderson
Shares some of the results from his call for additional information
in the June newsletter on serial numbers.
The
L.C. Smith Gun 1877-1913 by Len Applegate
Discusses the history and development of the L.C. Smith shotgun
during this formative 36-year period and describes the display
he created for the Ohio Gun Collectors Association Show in July.
L.C.
Smith Classifieds
L.C.
Smith Yellow Page
L.C.
Smith Collectors Association Upcoming Events – The
Vintagers
Provides information about the 7th Annual World Side-by-Side
Gun and Rifle Championship and Exhibition scheduled to be held
in New York in September.
Who's
Our Executive Director by Frank J. Finch,
Jr.
New Executive Director describes his philosophy and vision for
the L.C. Smith Collectors Association.
Alexander
T. Brown, a Biography by Larry B. Schuknecht
Brief biography of Brown includes a description his inventive
contributions to the development of firearms and particularly
to the L.C. Smith shotgun.
The
Vintage Cup World Side-by-Side Championships 2003
by
Frank J. Finch, Jr.
Describes the display and involvement of the L.S. Smith Collectors
Association at the Vintagers in New York in September.
More
Questions than Answers by
Bob Trefry
Calls for information about a L.C. Smith Specialty grade two-barrel
set.
Notes
from the Membership Chairman by Len Applegate.
Outlines upcoming election to fill two Director positions and
provides information on membership dues and membership list.
Through
the Years With My L.C. Smith Shotgun by Dwayne
Wells
Describes several the attributes of several L.C. Smith shotguns
that he has owned and how he became interested in them.
L.C.
Smith Yellow Page
L.C.
Smith Classifieds
L.C.
Smith Collectors Association 2004 Tentative Schedule
Provides information on the annual meeting and on gun shows in
which the association will participate in 2004.
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