2002

  SPRING

* THE FRENCH CONNECTION II - The Legend of Fifi Lebél  

* CARVED GRIPS FOR THE COLT SINGLE ACTION   
by Bill Welch
Ivory and mother-of-pearl as a material for fancy SAA stocks.

THE BRITISH ROOK RIFLE   
by David Johnstone
Wherein the author discusses the development of the weapons used to combat the menace of the Rook, a pest as ubiquitous in Europe as the groundhog is in America.

NOWHERE BUT TULSA   
by Knox Williams III
Two single action Colts Reunited after 116 years.

UPON COLLECTING   
by Richard Overall
The author's explanation as to why he collects what he does, and his opinions on reworking antique guns. First published in "GunnySack", the newsletter of the San Jacinto Arms Collectors.
 

A VERY RARE FINISH   
by Doug Eberhart
"Sometimes when you see things you just don't believe it, until reason sets in. That's what happened when I first set eyes on the pair of Deringers pictured here."

NEW ZEALAND ANTIQUE ARMS ASSOCIATION  
by Richard Overall
A brief outline of the operation of a gun collector association on the other side of the globe.

AMERICAN HISTORY ENJOYED  
by John Baldwin
A friend of TGCA and of Whitehawk Associates discusses three American Indian pipe tomahawks and some newly discovered information concerning them.

THE LEE VERTICAL ACTION RIFLE  
by Dick Salzer
A brief look at what is one of the rarest U.S. Military longarms, manufactured in 1875.

JOHN M. CROCKETT'S MEMORIAL  
by Charles F. Lee
As Administrator and Chief Correspondent for Tucker, Sherrard and Company, John M. Crockett was responsible for all personal and written contact between the Texas Military Board and the Lancaster, Texas factory.

FIREARMS IN NEW ZEALAND  
by Grant Sherriff
This article from "Down Under"  gives a brief rundown of the history of firearms ownership in that small country, and reveals how much the concerted and determined efforts of organized firearms owners can influence the outcome of proposed hostile legislation.