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Volume 2 (2004) Table
of Contents
Looking
Ahead from Our Executive Director by Frank
Finch, Jr.
Discusses some of the accomplishments of the L.C. Smith Collectors
Association since its beginning last year and what should be
done to maintain the momentum of the organization.
L.C.
Smith Maker, Syracuse, New York by John N.
Davis
Reprint of an article published in the American
Field on November
28, 1885 about a tour of the L.C. Smith factory in Syracuse,
New York and a visit with Lyman Cornelius Smith.
Shooting
the L.C. Smith 8 Gauge by James Stubbendieck
Describes loading brass shells and shooting pheasants with an
8 gauge L.C. Smith Grade 2 in Nebraska.
2004
Events by Len Applegate
Presents a listing of eight L.C. Smith Collectors Association
events planned for 2004 including the date, location, and the
contacts for each event.
Membership
and Newsletter Update by Len Applegate
Announces that Andy Anderson and Bob Trefry were elected to three-year
terms as Directors of the L.C. Smith Collectors Association,
that the organization has 82 members (including 17 life members),
and that this newsletter contains a new Member’s Forum
page.
Member’s
Forum
In this new feature of the newsletter, Len Applegate addresses
markings found on barrels of some L.C. Smith shotguns in answer
to a question asked by Bob Trefry in an earlier newsletter.
L.C.
Smith Yellow Page
L.C.
Smith Classifieds
You
Can Get Anywhere From Here by Frank Finch,
Jr
Summarizes the work that went into the exhibit and shooting event
at the 5 th Annual Southern Side-by-Side in Sanford, North Carolina
in April 2004, discusses the results, and invites everyone to
participate in future L.C. Smith events.
L.C.
Smith Maker, Syracuse, New York – Part II: The L.C.
Smith Trophy
by John N. Davis
Includes letters between L. C. Smith and Charles Kern, President
of the Illinois State Sportsmen’s Association, in which
Smith promises to donate a shooting cup and Kern accepts the
cup. Results from the 1886 shoot and one in 1888 at the Ohio
Trap Shooter’s League are discussed.
Smith
Guns Win . . . Smith Guns Win by Tom Archer
Provides details of the exhibit at the 5th Annual Southern Side-by-Side
and the results of the L.C. Smith vs. Parker Challenge Cup competition.
L.C.
Smith – Sidelock Paean (dedicated to “Elsie”) by
John Bleimaier
A poem based on the first annual L.C. Smith vs. Parker Challenge.
Gentlemen
of the Champion L.C. Smith Collectors Association
by
Art Wheaton, Charles A. Herzog, Sr., Allan Swanson, and
Oscar Gaddy
A letter of congratulations from the Parker Gun Collectors Association
to the L.C. Smith Collectors Association.
A
Busy Time in Maryland by Andy Anderson
Discussion of the exhibit, Board of Directors Meeting, Second
Annual Dinner Meeting, and the L.C. Smith sporting Clays Fun
Shoot associated with the Maryland Arms Collectors Show in Baltimore
in March 2004.
L.C.’s
Show off at the Tulsa Show by Andy Anderson
Description
of the L.C. Smith Collectors Association exhibit at Wanenmacher’s
Tulsa Arms Show in Oklahoma in April 2004.
Member’s
Forum
Dean
Rasmussen seeks information about George G. Tiller and Fred W.
Myers, both identified on a brass medallion in a L.C. Smith stock.
Membership
Updates and Newsletter Notes by Len Applegate
Notes
that membership in the L.C. Smith Collectors Association increased
from 100 in March to 164 by the end of May 2004. Distribution
of members in states is presented. Information on how to submit
articles for the newsletter is outlined.
L.C.
Smith Yellow Page
L.C.
Smith Classifieds
Wishes
Do Come True by Frank Finch, Jr.
Discusses
the work of Russ Ruppel and Daryl Hallquist to capture information
on the Baker shotguns and early L.C. Smith guns made in Syracuse.
L.C.
Smith Maker, Syracuse, New York – Part III, the Ben
Teipel Gun
by John N. Davis
Reprint
of an article published in The American Field on March 27, 1886
telling the story of renowned shooter Ben Teipel sending his
Parker to L.C. Smith in Syracuse to be rebored according to the
Smith system of multiplied chokes.
L.C.
Smith Collectors Association Current Events, National Side-by-Side
and Ohio Gun Collectors by Len Applegate
Describes
the L.C. Smith Collectors Association’s participation in
these two events.
Board
of Directors Election by Len Applegate
Notes
that two members for the Board of Directors need to be selected
from three candidates. The article contains brief bios of candidates
Thomas D. Archer, Robert T. Devlin, and Bill Winter.
Member’s
Forum
Dave
Ward, Alburquerque, describes his L.C. Smith trap gun and his
experiences with the gun on the trap range.
L.C.
Smith Yellow Page
L.C.
Smith Classifieds
The
Second Time Around by Frank Finch, Jr.
Discusses
progress and events of the L.C. Smith Collectors Association
in 2004. Mentions recent shooting events, election results, website,
data collection for the W. H. Baker and L.C. Smith Syracuse guns,
and the proposed events schedule for 2005.
L.C.
Smith Maker, Syracuse, New York – Part IV, The Baker
Challenge
by John N. Davis
Contains a series of short article or letters which appeared
in the American Field magazine during three months in
1881. Included among others are letters from L.C. Smith and Alex
T. Brown
Board
of Directors Election by Len Applegate
Reports
that William Winter and Tom Archer were elected to three-year
terms on the Board of Directors.
Membership
Dues by Len Applegate
Explains
that a bill for annual dues is included in the mailing with the
newsletter.
The
L.C. Collectors at the 2004 Vintagers by
Andy Anderson
Describes
the L.C. Smith Collectors Association participation in the Order
of Edwardian Gunners Eight Annual Vintage Cup event September
15-19, 2004 near Millbrook, New York. The theme of the display
was “One of Each Grade, 1890-1913”.
Bringing
Home the Bird by Bill Winter
Presents
a report on the 1 st Annual LCSCA Turkey Shoot that was held
on November 11, 2004 near Glenn Dale Maryland.
“Primus
Inter Pares” in Maryland’s Field by
John Kuhn Bleimaier
A
poem about the 1 st Annual L.C. Smith Collectors Association
Turkey shoot.
2005
Events by the LCSCA Board of Directors
Presents
a proposed schedule of events for the L.C. Smith Collectors Association.
L.C.
Smith Yellow Page
L.C.
Smith Classifieds
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