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July 16 & 17, 2016

Welcome the Rugers Owners & Collectors Society and The American

Thompson Association

Coverage of the 2016 Annual Display

Show & Banquet

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AFFILIATED WITH THE NRA AND CMP

OFFICERSPRESIDENT

Robert Ray Preston

FIRST VICE PRESIDENTCharles D. Rush

SECOND VICE PRESIDENT

Fred L. Kolb

SECRETARY James W. Tekavec

TREASURER

Cecil Parker DIRECTORS

2016-2017-2018 Sherman M. Kirkland, III

David H. Peterson Christopher Rohal

2015-2016-2017 Frank Becker, Jr.

Thomas E. Bowersox Larry “Sparky” Clark

2014-2015-2016 Terrie L. Hill

Timothy D. Inwood Charles D. Metcalf

Director EmeritusFrank Kern

BUSINESS OFFICEOGCA, P.O. Box 670406

Sagamore Hills, OH 44067-0406

Laura Knotts, Business Mgr. PH: (330) 467-5733 Fax: (330) 467-5793

Email: ogca@ogca.com Web: www.ogca.com

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(Know Your guests and InForm them oF the rules!)

David B. Lawrence, (center, with Charles Rush and Robert Ray Preston) presented a donation at the May meeting in memory of fellow Tennessean James B. High who was a Life member of OGCA. His pres-ence is missed, but Mr. High remains in our hearts, and his name is carried on in good works. The donation will support youth shooters, (future gun collectors) such as those found on page 15.

My wife, Carol, and I had a wonderful eve-ning Saturday May, 7th with almost 200 old and new friends. For the first time in our 14 years at the Roberts Centre, we were able to hold our Annual Members Recognition Banquet on-site within the complex. Those of you who know me, know that I am not into formal affairs, and I wanted to give a casual, on-site banquet a try. However, with the size of our organization and the fact that we take up all the space in the convention cen-ter, no one really knew how it would work out to hold the banquet in the lobby of the attached Holiday Inn. I am pleased to re-port that it was a huge success and we were overwhelmed by the number of positive comments on the delicious food and conve-nience of staying on site.

Professional tenor and longtime member John Darby filled the Holiday Inn atrium with The National Anthem, and I understand his powerful voice could be heard throughout the entire hotel. Carol Kyser’s invocation included prayers for our nation’s police of-ficers and reminds me how much I appre-ciate our security staff, the Clinton County Sheriffs Department and our Security & Enforcement Committee led by Fred Kolb. Without them a smooth and successful May show would not be possible. The banquet committee was led by director Charles Met-calf who also designed this year’s collectible banquet pin which will be available at the OGCA PAC table for a small donation.

All of our Display Show participants attend-ed the banquet which included the Awards Presentation. I want to thank each of you for your hard work, time and talent. The displays were excellent and photos of each display can be found within this newsletter thanks to member/photographer, Tom Patrick and Director, Chris Rohal.

Director Terrie Hill did a fantastic job as Chairman of the Annual Display Show Com-mittee. I also want to thank our judges Phil Schreier, Jim Curlovic and David Rachwal. We are proud to have your expertise. On the cover, you will find members studying the intricate displays of Craig Blancett, Joel Van Zante, and the Nobles, along with one of the four serial numbered Minutemen given out this May. We also appreciate the members who took the time to vote for the Member’s Choice Award which went to Craig Blancett, below, for his highly educational Colt Super .38 display.

If you enjoy firearm exhibits like I do, plus seeing and swapping high quality collectible guns, don’t miss the July 16-17, 2016, meet-ing featuring two collector associations, plus guest speaker, Lt. Michael Kline as an-nounced on the back cover. September will be here before you know it, so mark your calendar for September 10-11 in Wilming-ton, Ohio, when we will host The Winchester Arms Collectors Association!

Thanks For a GreaT Display show anD BanqueT

Robert Ray Preston with award-winning displayer Craig Blancett of Colorado and

applicant, Jarvis Hurd.

Carol Lee and Robert Ray Preston at the 2016 banquet held at The Roberts Centre Complex.

Inside PageWelcome ROCs & TATA 3 OGCA PAC Raffle 3 Good Luck Landies in Louisville 4Guns Must Be Tied 4 WACA Coming in September 4 Warren Buxton Remembered 5Display Show 2016 6Thank You Authors 10Charter Buses Sept. / Nov 10Guest Pass Forms 11Table Application 13Advance Guest Pass Change 15Donations / Clark Memorial Plaque 15

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It’s been a crazy election year and promises to get even crazi-er. But keep calm as the OGCA PAC raffle is now in progress to fuel the fight for our firearm freedoms. Your raffle tickets are enclosed with this newsletter. Tickets are $5.00 per ticket or five tickets for $20.00.

PAC has 5 prizes this year in-cluding a matched pair of Ithaca Model 37s, a beautiful M-1 Ga-rand and a High Standard Super-matic Citation. Chairman Frank Becker has been showcasing these great collectible guns on this table at recent meetings, and wishes he had a nickel for every time someone asked him what he wanted for the Garand! Well, someone will win it, but you can’t win unless you take

a chance. Frank invites you to stop by his tables on the end cap of row P to see the prizes.

Mail your raffle tickets to OGCA PAC, P.O. Box 670406, Saga-more Hills, OH 44067. Or, drop

them off at the PAC table in the lobby of The Roberts Centre during the July or September meeting. Make checks payable to “OGCA PAC” (Important: PAC can not accept corporate or

business checks.)

Additional tickets are available at the PAC table or by calling (330) 467-5733. The drawing will be Sunday, September 11th at noon. Winner need not be pres-ent. Thank you for your sup-port!

1st Prize: Pair of model 37 Ithaca’s, OGCA 75th Anniversary 20 GA shotgun & 28 GA shotgun2nd Prize: Winchester U.S. M-1 Garand 30.06 cal.3rd Prize: High Standard Supermatic Citation .22 cal. Match Pistol 4th Prize: 75th OGCA Anniversary Cased Knife Set 5th Prize (Not pictured): Stylish Black OGCA Jacket and black OGCA Cap.

1st

2nd 3rd

2016 PAC Raffle Prizes! 4th

keep Calm anD raFFle on!

Come on down to Wilmington July 16-17 and help us welcome The Ruger Owners & Collectors Society (ROCS), and The American Thompson Associ-ation (TATA) which is celebrating its 25th Anniversary. Our July show is known as one of the very best summer shows in the entire nation, and it will be the best one yet with the presence of these fascinating collectors.

We are anticipating over 50 Thomp-son and Ruger tables! Plus, Lt. Mi-chael W. Kline who spoke to members 5 years ago will be back with an ex-hibit and presentation on the infamous guns of the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre (back cover).

Participating ROCS members should use the table application provided by ROCS. Bring out your Rugers and Thompsons for show and tell. (Reminder: Class III

items require a form from Second Vice President Fred Kolb. Call 937-289-1333 for information.)

Photos (Top): “My Favorite .44 Flat-tops” by Bill Hightower; Thompson Display at the October 2014 meet-ing; Engraved SR1911 semi auto .45 from the collection of Vince Cara-betta; Thompson exhibit by Tracie Hill at the 1997 Annual Display Show. Photos (Bottom): “The Ruger SR1911” by Vince Carabetta; From the cover of Tom Davis, Jr.’s book, Great Britain - The Tommy Gun

Story; “Ruger No. 3s” by Mark Rendina; Vaquero from “My Ruger Birdsheads” by William Ridge.

welCome July 2016

ruGer & Thompson exhiBiTs will hiGhliGhT The July meeTinG!

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As we go to press on this newsletter Robert Landies is likely packing up his award winning Mauser exhibit to head off to the NRA Annual Meeting & Exhib-its in Louisville, KY. He will be repre-senting OGCA with “Rifles of the Broth-ers Mauser, 1871-1887” which took First Place (Antique) at the 2015 Annual Dis-play Show.

Among the NRA’s exhibits and demon-strations of new guns will be Landies’

northeast, Ohio, firearms manufacturing company, Ohio Ordinance Works, Inc., (OOW). We wish the good people of OOW a smooth and successful show!

80,000 people are expected, and we hope you are one of them! The NRA appreciates your support as does Rob-ert Landies and Sherman Kirkland, III, Chairman of OGCA’s NRA Exhibit Com-mittee. More information to follow in an upcoming newsletter.

THROUGH THE BARREL

ALL GUNS MUST BE TIED

THROUGH THE CLIP OPENING

HAMMER DOWN, TRAPDOOR PARTLY OPEN, TIED DOWN ON HAMMER

Deactivate and unload all fire-arms, clips and magazines be-

fore leaving home! ALL CLIPS AND MAGAZINES MUST BE REMOVED

Plastic ties must go thru the bar-rel or action in such a way as to

make the firearm inoperable.

Present all firearms upon entering, and Directors on duty at the Gun Tie Desk (lobby) will

assist.

Absolutely no loaded weapons are permitted in the

Robert Centre! Your loaded per-sonal carry gun does not belong

in the hall under any circum-stances.

GooD luCk To roBerT lanDies in louisville!

Robert Landies and NRA President, Allan D. Cors at the display in 2015

Bring out your Win-chesters this Sep-tember 10-11! Our friends, The Win-chester Arms Col-

lectors Association (WACA) will be hold-

ing their Annual Mideast-ern Show once again, within our show this fall. Also, Records Specialist, Jessica Bennett from the Cody Firearm’s Muse-um will be on hand to do factory record searches for your Winchesters, Marlins and L.C. Smith firearms. She will be of-

fering special rates for searches. (More details to come in the next newsletter.) If you would like to contact Jessica prior to September, she can be reached at 307-578-4031 or you may email her at cfmre-cords@centerofthewest.org

If you’re a WACA member and would like to reserve tables for this show, a table ap-plication is in your latest Winchesters Col-lectors Journal. If you are not a member of WACA and would like to reserve tables, call the OGCA business office and re-quest to be put near the WACA section.

Attention northern members...we will have charter bus service from Cleveland to this show on Saturday, September 10th and you can make reservations now by returning the form on the page 10. First come, first served.

winChesTer arms ColleCTors assoCiaTion CominG in sepTemBer

May Meeting Stats: 19 displays; 719 tables including 40 display-

only; 292 Guests; 98 Applicants; 9 authors signing books!

RV Parking is now $25/night at the Roberts Centre. See the hotel front desk. Permitted only in the gravel lot and rear of paved lot.

Note: A Ruger Rifle left behind last year re-mains unclaimed. See Mark George, Head

of Security or call (330) 467-5733.

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Warren H. Buxton was an extraordinary man of boundless energy and enthusi-asm. Although he was best known for his groundbreaking books on the P38, War-ren also wrote Russell M. Catron and His Pistols, and, at the time of his death, had nearly completed an encyclopedic refer-ence on the Walther Olympia. In the plan-ning stage was another project, for he had photocopied virtually all of Walther's post-war P38 records for yet another book! Those are serious accomplishments for a fellow who grew up in a remote section of Wyoming, specifically on the Ucross ranch, a place most people would describe as “a hundred miles from nowhere.” Spending his youth as a bonafide cowboy, Warren's first experience with the real world came through his enlistment with the military. Af-ter high school he signed up with the Air Force where he trained as an electronics technician and flew in an RB-47 reconnais-sance bomber. Four years later, after his tour of duty, Warren returned to Wyoming ranching. But only briefly. The first hard winter, in which some of the daily highs hit -50F, prompted Warren to do “something else.” So Warren went back to school, starting with Trinidad State Jr. College and finish-ing at University of New Mexico where he graduated with a degree in Electrical En-gineering. His first job was with the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mex-ico where he worked with "Q" clearance, one of the highest levels of security with access to "special intelligence." Just what he did still remains a mystery, even to his closest friends. As Warren was inclined to say, with a chuckle and a sly smile, "If I told you, I'd have to kill you." It was during his tenure at Los Alamos that Warren became interested in P38s.

According to David Witkowski, long term OGCA member and close friend, Warren spotted his first "good" P38 at a Columbus show while traveling with Ernie Lang, an-other OGCA member and a founder of the National Automatic Pistol Collectors Asso-ciation (NAPCA). Of course, the gun was priced "outrageously" and Warren didn't get it, but the P38's mystique coupled with Warren's unbridled curiosity set up a chain of investigation that Warren pursued for the rest of his life and expressed through his books.

In the early 1970s, writing a serious refer-ence on P38s was a daunting task. There were no creditable books to serve as a foundation and all of Walther’s records had been destroyed in WWII. So Warren began to build a database, contacting col-lectors through Auto-Mag (the publishing arm of NAPCA), gunshows and by word-of-mouth. A truly Herculean task, par-ticularly as Warren wanted to personally examine and photograph all the early, de-velopmental pistols. In fact, if the gun was sufficiently interesting, he thought nothing of getting in his pickup truck for a 16 hour round trip, sometimes more, just to make sure the description was accurate and that the images were up to his standards.

As all writers know, finishing the first pub-lication is the hardest. You have to build your knowledge base while achieving peer credibility and hope that the book will be critically acclaimed. To state that The P38 Pistol Vol I: Walther Pistols, published in 1978, met that milestone would be an understatement. It was a first class text whose presentation included a level of de-tailing that was previously unknown. The book sold out quickly, bringing Warren in-credible notoriety. Now an accomplished author, doors opened magically, as col-lectors from around the world rushed to contribute and seek acknowledgement. The P38 Pistol Vol II: Contract Pistols was published in 1984 and The P38 Pistol Vol III: Postwar Distribution in 1990. All three were reprinted in 1999.

After retiring from Los Alamos, Warren took a brief respite from German guns to write a short work on the Catron pistols that briefly explored Kimballs, the High Standard T3 and the Colt T4. It made no difference that the Catron’s production was limited or that most gun aficionados had never heard of the company. Warren got interested and he wanted the information “out there.” The Catron book was published in 2004.

At about the same time, Warren’s interest returned to Walther. He was fascinated by the Olympias and learned all he could about their development and production. Some OGCA members may remember his displays: “The Beginning of a Walther Leg-end” (2005-2009); “The Walther Olympia” (2009, 2012); and “A Few Rare Walther Automatic pistols” (2015). In his last show-ing, Warren’s Walther AP #10 with stock was awarded the Thomas L. Kyser Best Single Gun award.

Unfortunately, Warren was never very good at containing his enthusiasm for, as Mark Twain may have said, he “never met a gun he didn’t like.” So, as per the Catron pistols, Warren soon segued into the theme of “competitors,” an excuse that allowed him to investigate every fire-arm he found appealing. Eventually, the book morphed into a 1000+ page opus that even his friends jokingly referred to as “Warren’s book on Olympias, Interesting Guns and More Interesting Guns.”

Joking aside, Warren’s book on the Olym-pias and its competitors will have the same monumental and lasting effect as his P38 anthology. Fortunately for the collector’s community, a number of contributors have volunteered to complete his effort that needs only a fine tuning before being pub-lished by Simpson, Ltd., hopefully by the end of 2016.

We have all heard the phrase “I could never have accomplished that task had I not been standing on the shoulders of gi-ants.” Warren was one of those giants. As anyone interested in firearms history and mechanical developments would attest, his name was synonymous with integrity and meticulous research. Yet, there was so much more to the man as his intellect, knowledge, and passion for discovery in-variably made an indelible impression. It will be a long, long time until anyone comes close to filling his shoes. Warren, rest in peace.

- Leonardo M. Antaris, MD

A member for over 5 decades, Warren Buxton of NM was one of the most respected experts in the field of auto pistol

collecting. He made the journey to Ohio on a regular basis, rarely missing a Display

Show, and will be remembered by his many friends at OGCA.

warren h. BuxTon, CowBoy, eleCTriCal enGineer anD walTher researCher exTraorDinaire, 1935-2016

51 year member Warren Buxton at the 2015 Display Show where he received the first an-nual Thomas L. Kyser Best Single Gun Award for his Walther AP #10 with shoulder stock.

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ConGraTulaTions on an exCellenT 2016 annual Display show Congratulations to all 2016 Annual Dis-play Show participants! Each display was unique and exceptional this past May. Thank you for proving, once again, that The Ohio Gun Collectors Associa-tion has the most creative, intelligent and friendly members!

One of the highlights of the show was “Colt’s Super .38 Automatic Pistol, ‘A Real He-Man Gun’ 1929–1971 Produc-tion” by Craig Blancett. Not only did he win the Members Choice Award and Best First Time Displayer, he took First Place (Modern) along with a Minuteman Freedom Bronze and $1,250 cash.

First Place (Antique) went to Ken and Diane Leonard for “A Celebration of Diversity” a handsome exhibit on the unique and diverse abilities of gunsmith, David Leonard. We are pleased to an-nounce that this incredible display will represent the association at the 2017 NRA Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Geor-gia.

Another show-stopper was a one-of-a-kind musket made in Western Penn-sylvania by Melchoir Baker paired with its number match bayonet from the col-lection of David H. Hanes. His display was entitled, “A Well Regulated Militia...In Defense of Perry’s Fleet” and the ri-fle was marked to the 133rd Regiment which was called upon to protect the Navy Yard at Presque Isle Bay in Penn-sylvania while Oliver Hazard Perry built his fleet in the summer of 1813. David won the second annual Thomas L. Kys-er Best Single Gun Award and the NRA Gun Collectors Affiliate Silver Medallion SN 467.

First Place (Military) went to William Combs for an interesting exhibit on the

rifles, swords and uniforms of the Span-ish police in Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines at the time of the Spanish - American war. We hope to hear more from William in an upcoming newsletter on his unique and educational display entitled “Protecting Paradise: Spanish Colonial Police Forces, 1880-1898.” William also received the NRA Gun Col-lectors Affiliate Silver Medallion SN 469 for his 1871 Remington rolling block rifle, Spanish “Peones Caminevos” car-bine with Sabre bayonet.

Joel Van Zante of Iowa brought a huge show-stopping exhibit, “Tenite Stocks and Fore-Ends” which earned him the Robert Rubendunst Best Educational Award along with a Minuteman Free-dom Bronze. It included great examples of a wide range of long guns and pistols made with the early plastic plus books, catalogs and a wide range of interesting supporting material.

As promised, author David Royal signed his new Savage book for members while showing his 32-foot display, “Savage Lever Action Rifles, Models 1895, 1899 and 99” which won Third Overall. High-lights of his display included a Montreal homeguard musket with Savage bayo-net, cutaway receiver, a highly engraved 1901 vintage 1899, and a cased TD 300

Savage 46 combo set that belonged to an Arctic explorer.

Steve Challis could also be found sign-ing books at the May meeting including, Gun Free Killing Zones of America. A former UK police officer now living in KY, this interesting author brought out some nice, antique pocket revolvers of the late 19th and early 20th century.

William Loos brought a handsome and interesting display, “George Schalek Master American Gun Maker”. It was clear that both Mr. and Mrs. Loos en-joyed sharing their knowledge of this ex-quisite display, and they won the Judges’ Choice Award (Antique).

“Inventors and Their Guns” was the 2016 theme and numerous examples of man’s mechanical ingenuity could be found. A display by William Ridge cov-ered the legacy of William Ruger and featured nine of Ruger’s products. Ran-dall Setty built a great display around inventor Henry Gross of Tiffin, Ohio who held six breech-loading patents. His display showed the evolution of the Cosmopolitan Carbine to the Gwyn & Campbell Carbine manufactured in Ohio during the Civil War. On the other end of the spectrum was a fine display by Dan-iel Lee featuring an MG08. He included some interesting accoutrements along with a photo and an original autograph of its inventor, sir Hiram Maxim.

Display by David Royal, “Savage Lever Action Rifles, Models 1895, 1899 and 99”

“Pocket Revolvers of the Late 19th and

Early 20th Century” by Stephen Challis

William Combs won First Place (Military)and an NRA Affiliate Silver Medallion

Daniel & Janice Lee“MG08: The Devil’s Paintbrush”

Received Third Overall

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2016 Annual Display Show WinnersThomas L. Kyser Best Single Gun Award

David Hanes “A Well Regulated Militia...In Defense of Perry’s Fleet”

Robert Rubendust Best Educational AwardJoel Van Zante

“Tenite Stocks and Fore-Ends”

Judges Choice Award - AntiqueWilliam J. Loos

“George Schalek, Master American Gunmaker”

Judges Choice Award MilitaryFranklin Meredith

“M1903 International Match Rifles”

Judges Choice Award ModernWayne R. Miller

“Winchester Pre-64 Boys Rifles”

Best 1st Time DisplayerCraig Blancett

“Colt’s Super 38 Automatic Pistol, “A Real He-Man Gun” 1929-1971 Production”

Third OverallDavid Royal

“Savage Lever Action Rifles, Model1895-1899 and 99”

Second OverallLarry Wales

“The Evolution of Newton High Power Rifles”

First Place Antique(Minuteman Freedom Bronze)

Ken and Diane Leonard“A Celebration of Diversity”

First Place Military(Minuteman Freedom Bronze)

William Combs“Protecting Paradise: Spanish Colonial

Police Forces, 1880-1898”

First Place Modern(Minuteman Freedom Bronze)

Craig A Blancett“Colt’s Super 38 Automatic Pistol, “A Real

He-Man Gun” 1929-1971 Production”

NRA Gun Collectors Affiliate Silver Medallion Awards

Medallion SN#467 Melchoir Baker Rifle .69 PA Militia Musket, Circa 1883

David Hanes“A Well Regulated Militia...In Defense of Perry’s Fleet”

Medallion SN#468 Four Sets of Consecutive Pre WWII and WWII Radoms

Waclaw Ustupski“Radom Pistol and Rifle”

Medallion SN#4681871 Remingotn Rolling Block Rifle Spanish Peones and

Caminevos Carbine with Sabre BayonetWilliam Combs

“Protecting Paradise: Spanish Colonial Police Forces, 1880-1898”

A display by Larry Wales won Sec-ond Overall. Larry is a walking en-cyclopedia on Newton High-Power Rifles, and was quick to point out how Newton’s early work evolved through his German imports to two models of rifles of his own design.

In “Walter Roper - Experiments of a Handgunner” Sean McCarter showed the ingenuity of Walter Roper, a talented mechanical en-gineer, designer of custom target grips and numerous enhancements of target handguns. Roper was an expert pistol shot with many years’ experience in the firearms industry. He was charged with the task of de-veloping the best single shot target pistol for H & R and it is something he did with a passion! He also de-veloped the H&R Sportsman re-volver, including refined target ver-sions. Included in the display was an experimental pistol once owned by OGCA founder, Miller Bedford. Franklin Meredith showed what happens when firearm designers and marksman get together in, “M1903 International Match Rifles” which won the Judges Choice Award (Military). Just a few of the designers involved in developing rifles for the international matches were John Garand, George Woody, G.E. Wotkins, Frank Rimkumas and Henry Lymen.

We have many top shooters in our midst, and members could be found fondly reminiscing at the ex-hibit by Cliff Fahrer on smallbore rifles used in competition teams in western Ohio during 1920 to 1970.

We kept Waclaw Ustupski busy all weekend with questions about his display of Radom pistols and ri-fles. He received an NRA Gun Col-lectors Affiliate Silver Medallion for four sets of consecutive pre-World

War I and WWII Radoms!

“P-38 War Trophies 1940–1945” was a beautiful display by Wayne and Darla Noble. Among the ac-coutrements in the display was a rare canvass holster dated 1941 used in the Russian front area of Ukraine. Only one other is known to exist. Look for more information in an upcoming newsletter.

Wayne R. Miller received the Judg-es Choice Award (Modern) with his delightful Winchester pre-64 “Boys Rifles”. It included many examples of guns we grew up with plus some unusual ones like the thumb trigger .22 Winchesters.

Rodney Kirian brought out his col-lection of the series 70 Colt Govern-ments from the “BB” marked pro-totypes to the new model “O”. He says the 70s are the best, but look for Rodney at the July meeting as he is also an avid Ruger collector and a founding member of ROCS (The Ruger Owners and Collectors Society) who will join us at our up-coming meeting (see page 3).

Of the 19 displays, eight fell into the Modern category, six Military, and four were Antique. All were excellent! Display space sold out quickly this year, and the 40 fabu-lous tables filled every nook and cranny of the lobby of the Roberts Centre. Stay tuned in this newslet-ter for updates on the May 20-21, 2017, Annual Display Show.

Rodney Kirian “Collecting the 70’s”

Sean McCarters’ major display, “Walter Roper - Experiments of a Handgunner”

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Display by William G. Loos, titled:“Schalek Master American Gunmaker”

Judges Choice (Antique)

Beautiful display by Wayne & Darla Noble, “P.38 War Trophies 1940-1945”

Display by Cliff Fahrer

Franklin Merediths’ display:

“M1903 International Match Rifles”

Annual Display Show and Banquet

Highlights

From a Wonderful

Show!

The 2016

Randall Setty

“Henry Gross Jr.

Gunsmith, Inventor”

t A huge Thank You to our 2016 Display Show Judges!

William Ridge “The Legacy of “William Ruger”

t Franklin Meredith received Judges Choice (Military)

“Small Bore Competition, Western Ohio League 1920 to 1970”

“A Celebration of Diversity”

by Ken & Diane Leonard.

First Place (Antique)

This massive display by Craig A. Blancett was over 30 ft in length.“Colt’s Super .38 Automatic Pistol “A Real He-Man Gun” 1929-1971 Production”Craig was awarded the First Place Minuteman Freedom Bronze (Modern), the

Members Choice Award and the Best 1st Time Displayer Award.

t Carol Kyser manned the Members Choice

Voting table.

p “Tenite Stocks and Fore-ends” by Joel Van Zante was awarded the Robert Rubendunst Best Educational Award.

54 passengers took the OGCA Express to the show on Saturday from Cleveland.

David Rachwal, Jim Curlovic, and

Phil Schreier

Display Show

Judges

Ken & Diane Leonard

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Display by William G. Loos, titled:“Schalek Master American Gunmaker”

Judges Choice (Antique)

Beautiful display by Wayne & Darla Noble, “P.38 War Trophies 1940-1945”

Franklin Merediths’ display:

“M1903 International Match Rifles”

Annual Display Show and Banquet

A Great Banquet, All Enjoyed!

t Franklin Meredith received Judges Choice (Military)

Past President Virgil Holden, his grandson Michael and

grandaughter Chrissy.

t David Hanes received the Thomas L. Kyser Best Single Gun Award presented by the Kyser Family, plus an NRA Gun Collectors Af-filiate Silver Medallion.

David Hanes with his display “A Well Regulated Militia...

In Defense of Perry’s Fleet”

This massive display by Craig A. Blancett was over 30 ft in length.“Colt’s Super .38 Automatic Pistol “A Real He-Man Gun” 1929-1971 Production”Craig was awarded the First Place Minuteman Freedom Bronze (Modern), the

Members Choice Award and the Best 1st Time Displayer Award.

“The Evolution of Newton High Power Rifles”Larry Wales was awarded Second Overall

t It was an honor to have 31 year Life member John Darby sing the National Anthem to

start the evening.

The lobby of the Roberts Centre

Holiday Inn, comfortably seated

190 members and guests.

Charles D. Metcalf, 2016 Banquet Chairman, gave a warm welcome to everyone. u

An enthusiastic Sparky Clark, one of our newer directors u

A interesting collection by Waclaw Upstupski “Radom Pistol and Rifle”

t Display Show Chairman, Terrie Hill, presented Waclaw Ustupski with an NRA Gun Collectors Affiliate Silver Medallion for his four sets of consecutive Pre WWI and WWII Radoms

A wonderful display by Wayne R. Miller, “Winchester Pre-64 Boys Rifles”Wayne received the Judges Choice Award (Modern)

Display show photos by Tom Patrick. Banquet photos by Chris Rohal and Tom Schiffer.

Benny Ward of Texas could not say enough about Ohio hospitality and OGCA’s show quality.

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Page 10Guests strictly limited to 2 visits per life.

NO LOADED WEAPONS INCLUDING CCW. Guests are permitted to buy/sell

firearms in compliance with law & OGCA rules. CAMERAS AND OTHER

RECORDING DEVICES ARE PROHIBITED

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$10.00 non-refundable fee each show

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Meeting Hall: Roberts Centre 123 Gano Rd., Wilmington, OH 45177I-71 at Exit 50 (US 68), (North of/visible from I-71)

Mail completed form to OGCA or present it at the Guest Pass Desk at the meeting. Must be completed and signed by guest and sponsor. Limit 4 guests per meeting. Checks payable to OGCA.

$10.00 non-refundable fee each show

By signature hereon, I agree to comply with the Rules of Conduct and Safety as set out in the Constitution and By-Laws of The Ohio Gun Collectors Association and release the The Roberts Centre, The Ohio Gun Collectors Association, and its Officers and Directors from all liability. I further agree that a portion of the $10.00 paid herewith may be donated to the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action at the discretion of the Board of Directors of OGCA.

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GUEST SIGNATURE: X ___________________________________________________

SPONSOR SIGNATURE: X ______________________________________________________________

Must be fully completed, legible, and SIGNED by guest AND sponsor to be accepted.

Guest:

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Fee waived for guests age 17 & under._______________________________________________________________ Please check box if 17 or youngerFIRST NAME MIDDLE INITIAL LAST NAME

Birth Month/Day/Year (Required) ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP

MEMBER NUMBER FIRST NAME LAST NAME DAYTIME PHONE NUMBER

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Show HoursSaturday 8 am- 5 pmSunday 8 am - 2 pm

Please select which meeting your guest is attending

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Meeting Hall: Roberts Centre 123 Gano Rd., Wilmington, OH 45177I-71 at Exit 50 (US 68), (North of/visible from I-71)

Mail completed form to OGCA or present it at the Guest Pass Desk at the meeting. Must be completed and signed by guest and sponsor. Limit 4 guests per meeting. Checks payable to OGCA.

$10.00 non-refundable fee each show

By signature hereon, I agree to comply with the Rules of Conduct and Safety as set out in the Constitution and By-Laws of The Ohio Gun Collectors Association and release the The Roberts Centre, The Ohio Gun Collectors Association, and its Officers and Directors from all liability. I further agree that a portion of the $10.00 paid herewith may be donated to the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action at the discretion of the Board of Directors of OGCA.

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(Print legibly and sign)

GUEST SIGNATURE: X ___________________________________________________

SPONSOR SIGNATURE: X ______________________________________________________________

Must be fully completed, legible, and SIGNED by guest AND sponsor to be accepted.

Guest:

Sponsor:

Fee waived for guests age 17 & under._______________________________________________________________ Please check box if 17 or youngerFIRST NAME MIDDLE INITIAL LAST NAME

Birth Month/Day/Year (Required) ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP

MEMBER NUMBER FIRST NAME LAST NAME DAYTIME PHONE NUMBER

OGCA Office: P.O. Box 670406, Sagamore Hills, OH 44067-0406, PH: (330) 467-5733, ogca@ogca.com

Show HoursSaturday 8 am- 5 pmSunday 8 am - 2 pm

Please select which meeting your guest is attending

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Guests strictly limited to 2 visits per life. NO LOADED WEAPONS INCLUDING CCW.

Guests are permitted to buy/sell firearms in compliance with law &

OGCA rules. CAMERAS AND OTHER RECORDING DEVICES ARE

PROHIBITED

Guests strictly limited to 2 visits per life. NO LOADED WEAPONS INCLUDING CCW.

Guests are permitted to buy/sell firearms in compliance with law & OGCA

rules. CAMERAS AND OTHER RECORDING DEVICES ARE

PROHIBITED

54 members took advantage of the OGCA Express this past May 7th! Northern mem-bers who have used this transportation option can’t say enough about the value of this service - just $20 round trip.

To reserve your seat(s) on the September 10th or November 19th bus, return the form below with $20 roundtrip per seat to OGCA, P.O. Box 670406, Sagamore Hills, OH 44067 or, call us at (330) 467-5733 to reserve via credit card. First come, first

served as space is limited. Detailed in-structions will be mailed to you two weeks prior to the meeting.

Buses board at 5:45 AM at Barons Bus Garage 12800 Brookpark Rd., Cleveland, and will return you to your car at approxi-mately 7:30 PM. Free parking, newer, comfortable bus with restrooms, free wi-fi, and undercarriage storage. Bring a guest and relax on The OGCA Express!

There are no I - X C e n t e r meeting dates at this time due to gun restrictions passed in 2015 by The City of Cleveland. The purpose of The OGCA Express is to pro-vide bus transportation for Northern mem-bers to attend meetings at The Roberts Centre in Wilmington, Ohio.

Bus TiCkeTs on sale now For sepTemBer & novemBer

The OGCA Express

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MEMBER NAME ______________________________________ MEMBER #______________

PHONE NUMBER (____)_______________ EMAIL ______________________________

MAILING ADDRESS (only if it has changed) _______________________________________ _______________________________________ SEPTEMBER 10th, 2016 OGCA EXPRESS # ________ Seats x $20.00 for the 9/10/2016 Trip - Total $_______ NOVEMBER 19th, 2016 OGCA EXPRESS # ________ Seats x $20.00 for the 11/19/2016 Trip - Total $_______

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EXP. Date _____/______/______ 3 Digit Code _______

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Mail to: OGCA EXPRESS, P.O. Box 670406,

Sagamore Hills, OH 44067

OGCA EXPRESS TICKET ORDER FORM

Checks payable to OGCA

Leonardo Antaris “Astra Automatic Pistols”, “Astra Firearms & Selected Competitors”, and “Star Firearms”

Tom Davis Jr.“Great Britain-The Tommy Gun Story”

Signing at the Authors’ Corner

Stephen Challis“Gun Free Killing Zones of America”, “Wildcat Mountain: Life, Death, & Love”

“Compulsion to Kill”, “Home Defender”, “The White Silk Scarf”, “Debarred the Use of Arms” (Second Edition)

Erna Becker “From Franzfeld to Mansfield”

Roger Bleile“American Engravers (1980)”

“American Engravers-The 21st Century”“American Engravers III”

Thomas D. Schiffer “Peters & King”, “The First Seventy-Five Years”, OGCA’s History Book

David Royal“A Collectors Guide to the Savage Rifle and its

Predecessors, the Model 1895 and 1899”

C. Rodney James“Gun Digest Book of the .22 Rifle”,

“ABC’s of Reloading”, “Original Cyn... A Love Story with Guns”

Thank You Authors!OGCA would like to thank the authors who came and

shared their passion and knowledge with our members at the 2016 Annual Display Show.

Leonardo Antaris

Erna Becker

Tom Davis Jr.

David Royal Thomas D. Schiffer

C. Rodney James

Stephen & Eva Challis

Roger Bleile

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Guest Pass Forms that are “mailed” into the Business Office in “advance” of a meeting, will be processed and held for you to pick up at the Information Desk located in the lobby by the Main Entrance. Due to recent security changes they will no longer be mailed. Per usual, forms do not have to be mailed in. Guest Passes can always be obtained at the meeting by present-ing the completed form at the Guest Pass Desk in the Registration area along with the $10 fee. Guest pass forms are on page 11 of the news-letter and copies are available to Members at the Information and Guest Pass Desks.

In order to maintain the long-term viability of our association, we support nonprofits that encourage a responsible interest in firearms in younger people. At the May meeting seven organizations received much needed funds for their juniors’ programs. Charles Rush, who did the honors on behalf of OGCA was a busy man! Photos: (clockwise) Rich-wood Gun & Game

Club received sup-port for their upcom-ing “Family Shooting Day”. This year they are planning for 100 young shooters and no rain! Sportsmen Gun and Reel Crushers of Lorain, Ohio, ap-preciated our support for the 20 kids on their youth trap shooting team. The Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association received much-needed support for their junior high power program. Keith Bailey, president. We are also proud to

support The South Cuyahoga Sportsmen Association’s dedicated junior shooters who shoot every Thursday year round. Mer-cer County Sportsmens Association Youth Fest 2016 is coming up, and our donation will

help replace equipment that has be-come worn. Last year they registered

100 youth for the event. The North Olm-sted Sports-mens Club works hard to maintain a

great youth pro-gram at no cost to the youngsters. Our donation will help them meet that goal. Kudos to Earl Carico,

coaches, juniors and members of The Fair-field Sportsmens Association (center pho-to) which served 265 youngsters last year in the “HotShots” junior program.

Well done, keep up the good work!!

Meeting Hall

tHe RobeRts CentRe 123 Gano Road, Wilmington, OH 45177 (800) 654-7038. I-71 at Exit 50 (U.S. 68).

North of and visible from interstate. Directions at www.ogca.com

Meeting Dates tHRu ‘18

July 16-17, 2016Sept. 10-11, 2016Nov. 19-20, 2016Jan 7-8, 2017Mar 11-12, 2017May 20-21, 2017July 15-16 2017Sept. 9-10, 2017Nov. 18-19, 2017Jan 6-7, 2018Mar 10-11, 2018May 19-20, 2018July 14-15 2018Sept. 8-9, 2018Nov. 17-18, 2018

Meeting HouRsSaturday 8 am - 5-pm Sunday 8 am - 2 pm

Hotels 1) Headquarters Hotel: Holiday Inn at Roberts Centre 123 Gano Road., Wilmington, OH 45177 (937) 283-3200 or (800) 654-7036 $109 + tax. Check in 3 PM. 24-hour cancellation. Two-night minimum. SOLD OUT2) General Denver Hotel (6 mi) 81 W. Main St., Wilmington, OH. $95 + tax but present OGCA badge for $20 discount. Historic Inn (937) 383-4141. 3) Hampton Inn & Suites 201 Holiday Dr., Wilmington. (937) 382-4400 (7 mi) $99 + tax. 4) Holiday Inn Express 155 Holiday Dr., Wilmington(937) 382-5858 (7 mi) $95 + tax.5) Wilmington Inn 909 Fife Ave., Wilmington, OH (937) 382-6000 (12 mi.) $60 + tax, good thru 2016.6) Hampton Inn WCH 11484 Allen Rd., NW, Jeffersonville. (740) 948-9499 (15 mi.) 1-71 at Exit 65. South outlet mall. $85 + tax. 7) Baymount Inn & Suites 11431 Allen Rd. NW, Jeffersonville, OH 43128 (740) 948-2104 (15 mi). I-71 Exit 65. Outlet mall. $69 + tax.8) Fairfield Inn/ Marriott (15 mi) 11349 Allen Road NW, Jeffersonville, OH, 43128, I-71 Exit 65. (740) 948-9305. Mention OGCA $85.00 plus tax. (Limited no. of rooms at this rate. Reserve early.)9) Quality Inn WCH 10160 Carr Rd. NW, Jeffersonville, OH 43128. (740) 426-6400 (19 mi.) North outlet mall. 1-71 Exit 69. 10) Holiday Inn Express WCH (26 mi.) 101 Courthouse Parkway, Washington Court House, OH 43160. (740) 335-9310. I-71 at exit 65 (US 35) (26 miles from hall.)

REMINDERADVANCED GUEST PASSES

The Information Desk serves as the “Will-Call Window” for Advance Guest Passes.

Charles Sigers, above.

A plaque was dedicated at the May meeting in memory of Ron Clark who who passed away November 14, 2015. Ron became a director in 1979 and served as president 1988-1989. He was a steadfast supporter of the Second Amendment and was a trustee of the OGCA Civil Rights Defense Fund. Many friends were present including Ron’s wife, Loretta (below, left) who remains an active member.

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St. Valentine'S day maSSacRe diSplay & pReSentatiOn back by pOpulaR demand

The July 16-17, 2016 OGCA meeting in Wilmington will feature a rare second chance to see the infamous St. Valen-tine’s Day Massacre Thompsons. The guns are part of a highly educational, award-winning display by Lt. Michael W. Kline in conjunction with The American Thompson Association, and will be locat-ed in the center of the The Roberts Cen-tre hall along with 20+ other Thompson display tables! (See page 3.)

In addition, Lt. Kline, who is Quartermas-ter of the Berrien County Sheriff's Office, (St. Joseph, Michigan), will give four pre-sentations about the St. Valentine's Day Massacre over the weekend. Both of the 1921 Thompson submachine guns have completely original parts, are fully func-tional and have incredible stories behind them. Among other topics, Lt. Kline’s will discuss how his Sheriff’s department came into possession of the guns, and how early OGCA member Calvin Goddard's forensic evi-dence proved beyond a doubt that the two Thomp-sons were used in the crime.

Seating for the 4 presentations is “first come, first served and will take place on Saturday July 16 at 11 AM, 2 PM and 5 PM; and Sunday July 17th at 10 AM in the Hamilton/South Conference room also known as the “member’s lounge”. (Enter near row D, or turn left off the main lobby upon entering the hall.)

Kline refers to himself as the Thompsons' "babysitter".The infa-mous Tommy guns don't go anywhere without him. According to Kline, the Thompsons are "the Holy Grail" - the two most notorious firearms af-ter Lee Harvey Oswald’s rifle which was used to as-sassinate President John F. Kennedy in Dallas and the derringer with which John Wilkes Booth killed Presi-dent Abraham Lincoln. Lt. Kline worked for the Sheriff's Dept. for twelve years before

he became quartermaster, a post he has filled for over fifteen years now. "Part of the job entails the armory and everything in there. I'd heard a little bit about these items, which also relate to the ‘godfather’ of CSI and the first crime lab established at Northwestern Univer-sity by ballistics pioneer Calvin God-dard”, said Kline.

OGCA members can be proud that the two Thompsons numbered #7580 and #2347 were positively identified by early OGCA member Col. Calvin God-dard in December of 1929. Thompson #7580 was determined to have fired one twenty-round magazine at the mas-sacre scene. Thompson #2347 was

determined to have fired one fifty-found magazine at the massacre scene. Microscopic identification

was made of the bullets fired from each of the test guns. Identification was made of the ejector piece from gun #7580 and of the irregular firing pin from gun #2347. The cartridges fired in this case from both Thompson submachine guns at the mas-sacre scene were of the United States Cartridge Company. They were manufac-tured only between July, 1927 and July, 1928.

In 2003, an Oak Park, Illinois, retired po-liceman contacted Kline and said that he was a Thompson submachine gun collec-tor and history buff of Al Capone and the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. According to Kline, this man taught him more in two hours then he could have learned on his own in twenty hours!

The Berrien County Sheriff’s Depart-ment used to take the Tommy guns out once a year and display them at the local Youth Fair for a week but, otherwise, they remained locked up unless a film crew wanted brief access. However, several years ago Kline asked Sheriff Paul Bailey if he could take them to Ohio for an edu-cational event. He had to do a lot of con-vincing because they are priceless pieces of history. Just to travel through Michigan, Indiana and Ohio, Kline had to learn each state's gun laws and what he could do as a police officer. Kline now does a number of presentations a year and was a guest speaker at our November 2011 meeting in Wilmington. Kline has also done over 30 TV shows, including "History's Myster-ies".

Be sure to fit Lt. Kline's talk into your busy schedule. You will be glad that you did. Times and place listed above. At the request of our tablehold-ing members, one of the programs will be held after the meeting closes at 5 PM Saturday. Members, guests and family are all welcome!

See you there!

Program Times:

Location:

Left: Early OGCA member Calvin H. Goddard who was instrumental in proving the 2 Thompsons were involved in

the Valentine’s Day massacre. Goddard is considered the “Father of Forensic Fire-

arms Examination”.Guard, Caretaker, and Historian of the infamous 1921 Thompsons: Lt.

Michael W. Kline (left) with Tracie Hill of The American Thompson Association at the November, 2011, OGCA meeting.