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
