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TGCA
and Cletus Klein at the 2008 NRA Convention
in Louisville, Kentucky
Mr.
Cletus Klein, TGCA Life Member No.38, graciously represented the Texas Gun
Collectors Association with his splendid exhibit, Muzzle Loading Target
Rifles, at the recent National Rifle Association's convention held in
Louisville Kentucky.
This exhibit
comprised over thirty muzzle loaders and their associated accoutrements
and accessories, and no less than five were in cased sets.
The display won the
Most Educational award, having been pipped at the post for Best of Show by
the two Thompsons (now in the possession of the Berrien County Sheriff’s
Department in St. Joseph, Michigan) that played such a large part in the infamous
St.
Valentine's Day Massacre in 1929.
In addition, a cased
Morgan James rifle from the display won an individual silver medal. This
gun has an in-line striker and three sets of sights.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Valentine's_Day_Massacre Click on
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