J020 - Journal #20, Special Edition Almanac, Summer 2003

Journal #20, Special Edition Almanac, Summer 2003

On The Cover: Brenneke Safety Drilling Action

Inside:

• From the Editor: Why can't I find information about German Guns? pg. 2
• From the President, pg. 4
• The German Hunting Experience, pg. 4
• Combating Buyer's Remorse, pg. 5
• The German Hunting Tradition, pg. 6-7
• A History of Americans' Love Affair with all things German in Firearms, pg. 8-9
• The German Gun Making Heritage-Is it worth our consideration? pg. 10
• How I Became a Collector of German Guns, pg. 11
• Why I collect pre-World War II German Sporting Arms, pg. 12
• Who made all those German Guns? pg. 13
• German Gun Making Centers, pg. 14-15
• Get to know your gun before you shoot it!! (triggers, safety, selector, ejector, automatic rear sight), pg. 16
• Steel Makers not Gun makers!, pg. 17
• A German Proof Mark Primer, 1891-1939, pg. 18-21
• Patents and what we can learn from them, pg. 22
• What Caliber Is It? A case study, pg. 23
• The Great Variety of German Guns, pg. 24
• GGCA Booklist, pg. 25-26
• Order Form, pg. 27-28
• Drillings & Vierlings (three & four barrel guns), pg. 29-30
• Other German Combination Guns, pg. 30
• Double Rifles and Double Rifle Drillings, pg. 31
• German Pistols, pg. 32
• German Shotguns and Shotgun Barrels, pg. 33
• German Bolt Action Sporting Rifles, pg. 34
• German Schuetzen & Zimmerstutzen Rifles, pg. 35
• German Hunting Guns Today, pg. 36
• What to Look for When Buying a Used Gun, pg. 37
• Restoration of a German Gun, pg. 38
• New Barrel Sleeves for Old Guns, pg. 39
• German Rifle Scopes, pg. 40
• German Scope Mounts, pg. 41
• Other German Scope Mounts, pg. 41
• German Guns for Sale or Wanted, pg. 42
• What will Happen to Your Guns One Day? (It is never too early to think about this!), pg. 42
• How Much is This Gun Worth? pg. 43
• German Gun Inscriptions Translated to English, pg. 43
• How to Take Good Photos of Your Gun, pg. 44
• NRA Standards for Used Guns, pg. 45
• Where Can I Find? pg. 46-47
• Addresses, Telephone, Fax and Emails, pg. 47-48
• About the GGCA & Policies and Rates, pg. 49
• NOTES, pg. 50-51