TEXAS GUN COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION 
Magazine

 

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Dr. John "Wes" Tunnell
Richard Overall
John Scardino
John Scardino
Susan Zarate
John Scardino Printing
The Texas Gun Collector is published twice each year, once in the spring, usually April,  and once in the fall, usually in late September or early October.  The magazine format was adopted very early on in The Collector's history - indeed it has always been referred to as a magazine even when it was little more than a monthly newsletter.  The purpose of the publication is to record association events, including regular events and shows,  disseminate news and information regarding the association, to provide interesting and informative articles to the membership, as well as to provide a forum for the exchange of opinions and knowledge among members.  The magazine is the one benefit of membership that all members in good standing can enjoy.

The magazine has always been produced by volunteers drawn from the membership of TGCA.  Today, professionals have been hired to provide graphics, layout and typesetting services, and of course, we pay to have the magazine printed, bound and distributed.  But the work of soliciting editorial copy (articles and stories), soliciting advertising, editorial comment, etc., proof-reading, invoicing and collections is all done by members in their spare time for no payment.  The result may be described as quite remarkable, and we believe that the articles presented on this web site, which have been extracted from past editions of The Texas Gun Collector, reflect the nature and field of interest of the members of the Association.

MAGAZINE ARTICLES

On the next page is the cover from the first ever edition plus a thumbnail of each of the most recent four editions of THE TEXAS GUN COLLECTOR.  Click on the appropriate year for the appropriate magazine covers and a review of the articles within.   Articles accessible from this website are underlined, in a different color and preceded by an asterisk (*) ; just click on the title to link to the article.  To return to the magazine home page use your browser's Back button.

All articles appearing here were written by TGCA members or friends of TGCA.  Each article published here, unless otherwise noted, was written especially for publication within The Collector's pages, and many articles from the pages of The Collector have been reprinted in the journals of other collector clubs.  Over time more articles will be added to this site.  An index of the contents of the magazine from its inception in August 1950 has been available for a year or two, and this index will includes the keystone article from the Golden Anniversary edition (Fall 2000) by TGCA director and now magazine editor, Dr. Wes Tunnell.

The Texas Gun Collector is always looking for new material; if you would like to submit an article for consideration in connection with the collecting, maintenance and preservation or display of old guns, knives, etc., their accoutrements or accessories, and/or their history or the history of those who made or owned them  please contact the editor by email wes.tunnell@tamucc.edu

Last updated:  6 July 2008