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updated 8/3/10
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  • BOOKS and PUBLICATIONS
  • CAR STUFF
  • CIVIL WAR INTERESTS
  • COLLECTOR AUTHENTICATION SERVICES New Category. . .
  • COLLECTOR ORGANIZATIONS and FIREARMS RESEARCH
  • COLLECTOR WEB SITES
  • CONSULTATION and APPRAISAL SERVICES
  • COWBOY ACTION SHOOTING and REENACTOR SOURCES
  • ENGRAVERS
  • FIREARMS AUCTIONS: ONLINE
  • FIREARMS: NEW AND REPRODUCTION
  • FIREARMS: USED, ANTIQUE and COLLECTABLE
  • GUN PARTS and TOOLS
  • GUNSMITHING, RESTORATION & related work
  • HUNTING and game related sites
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    The Honor Bracelet

    "When our Son-in-law, Sgt. Anthony Anderson was called for his 2nd tour of duty in Iraq, we wanted to do something special for our daughter to honor his service to our country. We commissioned Courtney Brownewell of Mooresville, NC to design and make this bracelet as a symbol of his dedicated service in the North Carolina National Guard and the United States Army."

     

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    ACCESSORIES & SUNDRY ITEMS
    Bianchi International
    CircleKB.com Where the Wild West...Still Is! Custom western style gunleather and holster makers, Dry Fire Great Western II Revolvers, Non-firing Replica Collector Model Revolvers and Rifles, Black Powder Revolvers and Rifles, Old West and Civil War Memorabilia and Stage Props.
    CovertCarrier®; allows you to carry a concealed handgun, without a holster, case or pouch.
    Dixie Gun Works (an almost unimaginable array of things pertaining to old guns & shooting)
    William Dunniway Real old-time collodian photography (this man's work is terrific)
    Firearms Services ( appraisals, services for antique arms)
    Homeland Safes Gun Safes. Homeland Safe offers great prices on fireproof gun safes and gun safe accessories.  
    Huntseek
    Kirkpatrick Leather (gunleather)
    McKunes Sporting Collectibles Vintage Sporting Collectibles, Antique Advertising & Memorabilia
    Navy Arms (accy's, books, videos, ammo & more!)
    Pistol cases (fine quality reproduction 19th Century gun casings)
    Smith Enterprise (Ron Smith: high quality tang & spirit level sights, shooters accy's)
    Texas Jack's western wear and cowboy gear
    Vintage Gun Leather
    Wes Terner's Outfitter Victorian & Western wear, accessories, books
     
    AMMO, COMPONENTS & RELOADING
    Alliant Powder
    Ammunitions.com
    Barnes Bullets
    Black Hills Ammunition
    Collector Ammo & reloading tools
    Dillon Precision
    Federal Cartridge Co.
    GOEX Black Powder
    HC Collection Reloading tools for rimfire and other obsolete calibers
    Hodgdon Powder (smokeless powders and Pyrodex)
    Hornady
    Huntingtons (a great source for obsolete caliber reloading equipment)
    IMR Powder
    Laser Cast Bullets
    Lee Precision
    Lyman Products
    Montana Bullet Works
    NEI Handtools (excellent bullet molds, we've tested them)
    Nosler Bullets
    Remington
    Sierra Bullets
    Starline Brass
    Vihtavuori Powder
    Winchester Ammunition
     
     
    BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS

    Amazon.com

    BarnesNoble.com Home Page
    Borders Books
    Brownells Inc.
    BULLET 'N PRESS On-Line historical firearms newspaper, purchase back issues, view current book reviews, collector info, suggested reading, product tests and more.
    BULLET 'N PRESS Suggested Reading. (Our own recommended reading selections)
    Cornell Publications, World's Largest Old Gun Catalog & Manual Reprinter
    Cowboy Action Shooting: Order a copy of this classic book directly from the author himself Charly Gullett
    Cowboy Chronicle the official SASS newspaper
    David R. Chicoine used firearms books
     
    Guns of the New West
     
    Gunsmithing Guns of the Old West NEW-Expanded 2nd Edition
     
    Manual of Antique Firearms Assembly Disassembly
    Dixie Gun Works Blackpowder Annual 2006
    Heritage Books
    John A. Kopec Fine books and authentication services for Colt Single Action Army
    Krause Publications (a large array of excellent firearms books)
    Man at Arms Magazine(the top-drawer magazine of arms and armor history)
    Andrew Mowbray Publishers and Man at Arms Books (fine quality arms books for your library)
    National Rifle Assc.(American Rifleman & Hunter, Books galore)
    Old Town Station(Standard Catalog of S&W from the co-author, and other titles)
    North Cape Publications (a great assortment of firearms titles)
    Paladin Press(Books and videos on firearms, shooting, weaponry, self-defense and more)
    Classic Parker E-catalogues (Great old Parker catalogues available online!)
    Shoot Magazine
    The Shotgun News
    Single Shot Exchange a monthly journal and emporium devoted to antique & classic firearms
    Small Arms Review
    Smith & Wesson Sixguns of the Old West
     
    Rifle Magazine & Handloader Magazine Wolfe Publishing Company
     
    CAR STUFF
    Andrew Carlsen Racing
    A.J. Foyt Racing
     
     
    CIVIL WAR INTERESTS
    Civil War Artillery
    Civil War Reenactors (California)
    William Dunniway Real old-time collodian photography.
    Gatling Gun.net (Gatlings for reenactors)
    Maine State Archives (lots of great data, and photos of the Chamberlain)
    National Civil War Assoc.
    National Muzzle Loading Rifle Assn.
    North-South Skirmish Assn.
    United States Civil War Center at LSU
     
     
    Collector Authentication Services
    John A. Kopec: Colt Cavalry & Artillery SAA revolvers, Authentication service (530) 222-4440
    Smith & Wesson Model No. 3 & other revolvers, Authentication service: David R. Chicoine
    COLLECTOR & HISTORICAL INFORMATION
    Browning Historian, Glen Jensen, One Browning Place, Morgan, UT 84050 (800) 333-3288 Ext. 256. Factory letter fee: $39.95 per serial#
    Bullet 'N Press Collector Page (great information source for collectors)
    Colt Historical Dept.
    Colt Pocket Automatic Page Sam Lisker
    Colt Woodsman Page
    Dope Bag, NRA, 11250 Waples Mill Rd., Fairfax, VA 22030 Free to NRA members. Any firearm.
    Remington Firearms, contact http://www.remingtonsociety.com/
    Smith & Wesson Model No. 2: Ron Curtis site has valuable info for collectors http://www.model2project.com/
    Smith & Wesson Historian, Roy G. Jinks, 2100 Roosevelt Ave., Springfield, MA 01102 Fee $30. per serial#
    Springfield Research Service, P.O. Box 6322, Falls Church, VA 22040
    Winchester, Marlin, LC Smith: Cody Firearms Museum Records Office, 720 Sheridan Ave., Cody, WY 82414; http://www.bbhc.org/firearms/records.cfm; cfmrecords@bbhc.org; (307)578-4031; Current letter fees and available serial numbers are available on our web page. 
     
    COLLECTOR ORGANIZATIONS
    If your org is not here and you think should be: please let me know!
     
    Browning Collectors Assn., 2749 Keith Dr., Vill Ridge, MO 63089-1929: Scherrie Brennac
    California Rifle & Pistol Assn.
    Colt Collectors Assn. Karen Green, Secretary P. O. Box 2241 Los Gatos, CA  95031 (delete phone #) annual dues:  $40 US; $50 Canada; $100 international
    H&A Arms Society, 1309 Pamela Circle, Delphos, OH 45833
    L.C. Smith Collectors Association, Bob Trefry, Treasurer, 5104 Salima Street, Clinton, MD 20735
    Mannlicher Collectors Association Don Henry, Exec. Secty/Treas., P.O. Box 7144, Salem,OR 97303.
    Marlin Firearms Collectors Association, Ltd., PO Box 491, Clay Center, Ks. 67432
    Merwin-Hulbert Collectors, 2503 Kentwood Ct., High Point, NC 27265
    Miniature Arms Society,  2109 Spring St. Cross Plains, WI 53528 Annual Dues $30, includes 4 Journals.
    National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association NMLRA
    Parker Gun Collector's Assn, Membership Chairman, PGCA, C/O Thomas Wooden, 6 Jade Walk, Medfield, MA, 02052
    The Remington Society of America
    Ruger Collectors Association
    Sharps Collector Association
    Smith & Wesson Collectors Association
    Winchester Arms Collector's Association (W.A.C.A.), David Bichrest, P.O. Box 367,  Silsbee, Texas 77656 Phone (409) 385-5768, Fax (409) 385-5726, E- mail: davidwaca@msn.com
     
    COLLECTOR WEB SITES
    a Dutch Collector Collection of Antique American Firearms

     

    CONSULTATION and APPRAISAL SERVICES
    John A. Kopec: Colt Cavalry and Artillery SAA revolvers, Authentication service: (530) 222-4440
    David R. Chicoine (appraisals, authentication, various services for antique arms)
    Norm Flayderman (Historic Antique Arms & Militaria)
     
     
    COWBOY ACTION SHOOTING & REENACTORS
    CAS City
    Cowboy Action Shooting order a copy of this classic book from the author Charly Gullett
    Cowboy Mounted Shooting Assn.
    David R. Chicoine (antique firearms gunsmith, author of Gunsmithing Guns of the Old West, Smith & Wesson Sixguns of the Old West and Guns of the New West)
    David R. Chicoine: Colt Open Top Tools for shooters
    CircleKB.com Where the Wild West...Still Is! Custom western style gunleather and holster makers, Dry Fire Great Western II Revolvers, Non-firing Replica Collector Model Revolvers and Rifles, Black Powder Revolvers and Rifles, Old West and Civil War Memorabilia and Stage Props.
    Civil War Reenactors (California, great links to Cowboy and reenactor org's)
    Will Dunniway Real old-time collodian photography, step back 125 years!
    Gatling Gun.net
    Gunfighter.com
    Gunsmithing Guns of the Old West new, expanded 2nd edition!
     
    Guns of the New West Just how good are those replica firearms? This book is the real deal, get yourself a copy today!
     
    Kirkpatrick Leather (a wide variety of gunleather)
    Lefty's Gun Leather (fine quality leather goods)
    National Muzzle Loading Rifle Assn.
    Peacemaker Specialists Edward Janis, Colt SAA gunsmithing work, parts
    S.A.S.S. Single Action Shooting Society
    Ron Smith SMITH ENTERPRISE, INC (Colt SAA parts, cowboy gunsmithing)
    Texas Jack's western wear, leather, cowboy gear, accessories, books
    Wes Terner's Outfitter Victorian & Western wear, accessories, books
    World Fast Draw Assn
    ENGRAVERS
    Bill Adair (arms restorer & engraver)
    Ken Hurst Engraving [e-mail link] (910) 221-5288 (P.O. Box 5, Robersonville, NC 27871)
    Ellis Sawyer, Washington, NC (252) 946-1307 ellissawyer@suddenlink.net
    Dale Woody
    FIREARMS AUCTIONS
    Amoskeag Auctions
    ArmsBid.com (online firearms auctions)
    Armchair Gun Show (Old Town Station auctions, Jim Supica, prop.)
    Greg Martin Auctions (fine firearms auctions)
    GUNBROKER.COM (online firearms auctions)
    Gun Room.net
    James D. Julia Auctions
    Lock, Stock & Barrel
     
    FIREARMS: NEW AND REPRODUCTION
    American Derringer Corp.
    BirdnClay, Inc
    Browning
    Colt
    Cimarron Firearms
    CircleKB.com Where the Wild West...Still Is! Custom western style gunleather and holster makers, Dry Fire Great Western II Revolvers, Non-firing Replica Collector Model Revolvers and Rifles, Black Powder Revolvers and Rifles, Old West and Civil War Memorabilia and Stage Props.
    Dakota Arms
    Dixie Gunworks
    E.M.F. (replica firearms importer)
    Freedom Arms
    Heritage Manufacturing
    High Standard
    Interarms
    Kimber America
    GLOCK
    Heckler & Koch
    Ithaca Gun
    Lightning Rifle This company manufactures and distributes historic and beautiful replicas of the Colt Lightning Rifle.
    Marlin Firearms
    Mauser-Werke
    Mossberg
    Navy Arms
    North American Arms (mini revolvers)
    Para Ordnance
    Pedersoli (Italy)
    Remington
    Ruger (Sturm, Ruger & Co.)
    SAKO
    Sigarms
    SKB Shotguns
    Smith & Wesson
    Springfield Armory (the company, the S.A. Museum is listed below)
    Stoeger USA (Uberti-Benelli)
    Taurus USA
    Thompson-Center Arms
    Uberti replica firearms
    United States Firearms Manufacturing Co, Inc. (877)-227-6901. Leading New England firearms manufacturer of speciality historic guns, including single action army.
    Weatherby
    Wilson Combat
    Winchester
     
     
    FIREARMS: USED & Collectable
    Cherry's Fine Guns (commemoratives a specialty)
    Appraisal (David R. Chicoine, firearms appraisals)
    The David Carrol Collection (fine Smith & Wesson's)
     
    (older firearms for collectors and shooters)
     
    Barry DeLong (Ross Rifles & accy's, e-mail link)
    Dixie Gun Works (antique firearms catalog)
    Norm Flayderman (Historic Antique Arms & Militaria)
    Hallowell & Co., Inc., Fine Sporting Guns Bought and Sold Morris Hallowell, P.O. Box 1445, Livingston, MT 59047 (406) 222-4770
    Horst Held (antique handguns; a very nice site)
    Walt Moreau Catalog of Collectables
    Navy Arms Co. (firearms used and new)
    Old Town Station (a huge array of older S&W, Colt, and other western era guns) Jim Supica: cool catalogs!
    O.C. Young (fine collectable and western guns)
     
     

    GUN PARTS

    Belt Mountain Enterprises (high quality replacement base pins for Colt & Ruger)
    Bob's Gun Parts (all makes of gun parts, civilian and military)
    Brownells Inc. (the world's largest and most complete catalog of gunsmithing supplies and tools, tech support and new gun parts)
    Colt Parts.com Dean Wagstaff (quality replacement parts for old Colts and other handguns)
    Corson's Shotgun Barrels (used and new) www.corsonsbarrels.com
    Jack First, Inc. (605) 343-9544 So. Dakota (gun parts general, all types)
    Guns & Gun Parts (assorted gun parts)
    Gunville
    Charles Jones Gun Parts (Winchester parts)
    David R. Chicoine: Colt Open Top Tools
    Lee's Gun Parts (all makes of gun parts, civilian and military)
    Mounting Solutions Plus: scope mount & accy's source
    Nuline Guns (Winchester parts)
    Numrich Gun Parts Corp. (the world's largest: all makes of gun parts, civilian and military)
    Peacemaker Specialists Edward Janis, Colt SAA parts
    Popperts gunparts (all makes of gun parts, civilian and military)
    Fred Rose Colt Single Action Parts
    Ross Rifles & accy's: e-mail Barry DeLong
    S and S Firearms (antique U.S. Military gun parts)
    Sarco (all makes of gun parts, civilian and military)
    Ron Smith SMITH ENTERPRISE, INC (high quality Colt SAA parts, cowboy gunsmithing, machine work, ladder sights, spirit level sights, tang sights)
    Smith & Wesson Parts: the parts source for original Smith & Wessons ~Tip-Up, Top-Break & Hand Ejector models
    The Smith Shop (USFA LIghtning rifle parts)
     
    The source for parts for all replica firearms!
    Winchester Bob (Winchester parts)
    Wisner's (Winchester parts)
    GUNSMITHING & RESTORATION
    Bill Adair (firearms restorer & engraver)
    Joe Beary: Gunsmithing and Gunsmithing Tools
    Brownells Inc. (the world's largest and most complete catalog of gunsmithing supplies and tools, tech support and new gun parts)
    Cardboard Box Repair: Repair & restoration of old gun & ammo boxes. Randy's Toy Shop, 165 N. 9th St. Noblesville, IN  46060, (317) 776-2220, randy@randystoyshop.com
    Cartouches: Re-stamps 30s thru 50s era stocks on US military rifles.
    Classic Guns Inc, John Gillette, Alan Feldstein, repair, refinishing, restoration work. 606 Gould St., Beacher, IL 60401 (708) 946-6141
    David R. Chicoine & Son

    Complete, professional gunsmithing services for weapons ranging from matchlocks to modern semi-automatic rifles
    above: (gunsmiths, restoration, appraisal) author of Gunsmithing Guns of the Old West, Smith & Wesson Sixguns of the Old West and Guns of the New West, Gun Digest Manual of Antique Firearms Assembly)
     
    Griffin & Howe (gunsmithing, scope mounts and recoil pads)
    Jerry Meacham: Custom ivory grip maker (704) 485-3374 (Locust, North Carolina)
    Montana Rifleman
    Peacemaker Specialists Edward Janis, Colt SAA gunsmithing, custom work, parts
    Pistol cases (fine quality reproduction 19th Century gun casings)
    Refinishing services for older military rifles
    Ron Smith SMITH ENTERPRISE, INC (high quality tactical equipment, Colt SAA parts, cowboy gunsmithing, machine work, ladder sights, spirit level sights, tang sights)
     
     
    HUNTING
    Foyt Game Ranch A.J. Foyt

     

    JOBS in the arms industry

    Firearms Technology Staffing www.ftstaff.com

    MUSEUMS, HISTORICAL & PLACES OF INTEREST
    Cody Firearms Museum (houses the Winchester collection and records)
    The Frazier Museum
    Imperial War Museum (The original, the one and only. United Kingdom)
    Military Rifles (very informative and interesting historical web site.)
    National Firearms Museum (the NRA museum, take the family, it is awesome!)
    Old Salem, North Carolina (a living history site with a working gunsmith's shop)
    The Quadrangle(Springfield, Mass.; Library & Museums.)
    Springfield Armory Museum (The grand old Springfield Armory; now a U.S. National Park.)
    U. S. Naval Academy Museum (Annapolis, MD)
    West Point Museum (at U.S.M.A., steeped in history, a truly wonderful place)
     
    MASTER LINK and INFORMATIONAL SIGHTS
    You may notice we have removed several of the sites formerly listed under this category, these were either "dead" links and they never bothered to tell us they were going down or they were sites where the vistitor is bombarded with pop-up messages, so as a service to us all they have been omitted.
    Jeff Chan's Guide to Internet Firearms Resources (a lot of info, and a fine place to start out.)
    Gun Guy (news, range listings, catagorized links. A very good link site.)
    Guns.com
    GunHoo Gun Pages Central
    GunLinks.de Great European gun links site (also in English)
     
     
    NAVAL LINKS
    Historical Naval Ships Association a wonderful ship-source site
    U.S. Naval Insitute Press (absolutely the finest source for naval books)
    U.S. Naval and Shipbuilding Museum Online (home of the U.S.S. Salem, great naval links)
    Battleship U.S.S. Alabama BB-60
    Battelship U.S.S. Iowa BB-61
    Battleship U.S.S. Massachusetts BB-59
    Battleship U.S.S. Missouri BB-63
    Battleship U.S.S. New Jersey Museum Historical Site BB-62 (this great ship saw some real action and served America faithfully for almost half a century, here is a look at the "big gun". . .unsurpassed naval fire-power at its best! . . .and, incidentally my favorite ship.)
    Battleship U.S.S. North Carolina BB-55
    Battleship U.S.S. Wisconsin BB-64
     
    NEWS
    Christian Science Monitor . . .the only newspaper I read cover to cover.
     
    PHOTOGRAPHY
    William Dunniway Real old-time collodian photography (this man's work is terrific)
    Charles E. Pike Photography quality photographic work in & around the Charlotte, NC area
     
    MISC. SITES OF INTEREST & Web design
    Constitution.org Here is where you can find out everything about our constitution.
    CONGRESSIONAL E-MAIL DIRECTORY These people are your elected representatives in Washington, using this link makes it easier than ever for you to tell them what YOU want. (Please let them know when you think they are doing a good job too!)

    Low Cost Small Business Websites

    Tactical Intervention (civilian marksmanship, great info site)
    Got an idea for a link that would interest our readers?
    Want to swap links (text only, like above)?
    If any link fails to work or takes you to a dead page: Please let us know by e-mail Thank you!
    ©2008 David R. Chicoine