DAKOTA TERRITORY GUN COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION, INC.

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1 DAKOTA TERRITORY GUN COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION, INC. Association Office Address DTGCA Vicki L. Morin Executive Secretary PO Box 5053 West Fargo, ND message PRESIDENT Larry Jones Verona, ND VICE PRESIDENT Brandon Maddox Sioux Falls, SD PAST PRESIDENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS Don Glynn Fullerton, ND Paul Herman Pierre, SD Daethal Dockter Milbank, SD Kelly Lorge Bowman, ND Cliff Wasfaret Twin Valley, MN Laura Ennen Bismarck, ND Sonny Pesicka Box Elder, SD DUES New Member $25.00 Renewal $25.00 Life Member $ Include self-addressed, stamped envelope. Renew at a show or by mail. SPRING EDITION APRIL 2015 President s Message #5. Larry Jones Greetings DTGCA Members & Friends, Well we spent a little time in Arizona this winter & came home way to early temperature wise. +75 degrees in Arizona, -12 degrees at home. Brrrrr. I received the news of the passing of Bruce Foster, friend, gun collector, advocate of gun rights & past president of DTGCA. My condolences go out to his wife & family. Bruce will be missed by many. With our gun show season coming to a close we are tying up loose ends with our new venues at Sioux Falls & Fargo. We are working on securing some better room rates at close by motels in both cities. The 2 shows in Sioux Falls under new management went very well. The Trophy Show was very well attended & we received several letters of praise & approval. The Collector Classic also went quite well with a few glitches to be worked out. I think both shows have no place to go except to get better each year. I would like to congratulate Bob Campbell (manager) for a job well done. Next year (2016) with the Trophy Show in Sioux Falls going to the Convention Center & the Fargo show going to the Air Museum these shows can do nothing except get bigger & better. Well I m about out of things to talk about except the warmer weather that I hope is not too far off. That means shooting gophers, relaxing, camping, maybe a little fishing, car shows & just warm weather things in general. I guess that s about all for now. I wish you all a wonderful Spring. If the need arises you can contact me anytime by or phone with questions, problems or concerns. Until next time, Larry I m in color on the WEB

2 of Troop 246 Welcome to Troop 246! Based in West Fargo, ND, Troop 246 is charted by Triumph Lutheran Church in West Fargo. Formed January, 2011, Troop 246 consists of 9 scouts ages Troop 246 Mission Statement: Develop and Nurture leadership skills through implementation of the Patrol Method. Have fun, teach outdoor and conservation skills while providing each boy the opportunity to test their physical and mental limits in an atmosphere and structure that enables and motivates advancement from Scout to Eagle. Pictured Front Row L to R: Channing Stelljes, Mark Miesen, Isaac Basswood-Vetter, Fargo Show Manager Bill Braun with check presented to Troop 246 Back Row L to R: Bob Miesen, Devin Stenerson, Jacob Sailer, Justin Olien and Rob Sailer WANTED NEWS ARTICLES FOR THE NEWSLETTER If you knew how much the readers enjoy the articles submitted by the collectors, displayers and all gun and gun related enthusiasts I would be swamped with articles being sent in. But as the case is, I am not swamped and becoming very limited on stories for the newsletter. Everyone has a favorite firearm whether it is in your collection or for sale. Please send in the story and picture behind that piece that makes it your favorite. dtgca@cableone.net That s me, can t wait to hear from you. Thank you to those who have submitted articles so far. NEW D.T.G.C.A. FEES Effective Immediately Renewal & New Membership $25.00 TABLE RENT Starting with the new show season September FOOT $30.00 MINIMUM MEMBER $35.00 MINIMUM NONMEMBER 8 FOOT $35.00 MINIMUM MEMBER $40.00 MINIMUM NONMEMBER SIOUX FALLS TROPHY SHOW ONLY EFFECTIVE 2016 SHOW TABLE RENT $6.00 PER LINEAR FOOT Limit 24 Feet per Vendor Our Extended Sympathy The Association would like to notify you and recognize the death of the following members. Edwin Eldridge Fremont, NE Member Edwin passed away on August 31, 2014 Harvey Vander Pol Orange City, IA Life Member Harvey passed away November 20, 2014 Ike Adreaon Sibley, IA Member Ike passed away November 27, 2014 Bruce Foster Rapid City, SD Life Member Bruce passed away March 2, 2015 David I. Brink Calio, ND Member David passed away March 2, 2015 Jon Jack Solem Elk Mound, WI Member Jon passed away March 9, 2015

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4 Dale Haake, Fargo, ND Hand Made Flintlock Rifle Right BEST OF SHOW Tom Jones, Sioux Falls, SD High Standard Collection Jack Lau, Summit, SD Japanese Nambu Pat Dodds Derringers of the West Show Manager Bob Campbell and Gary Asperoth, Park Rapids, MN CW King and Kills Two Jim Yeoman, Dakota Dunes, SD Pine Ridge Agency Remington Hand Gun

5 Show Manager Bob Campbell Best of Show Tom Jones, Sioux Falls, SD High Standard Collection Long Gun Dale Haake, Fargo, ND Handmade Flintlock Rifle Long Gun Display Gary Asproth, Park Rapids, MN CW King and Kills Two Collectable Handgun Jim Yeoman Dakota Dunes, SD Pine Ridge Agency Remington Hand Gun Display Pat Dodds Derringers of the West Historical Jack Lau Summit, SD Japanese Nambu Pistols Collection Show Manager Roger Krumm Long Gun Long Gun Display Hand Gun Hand Gun Display Historical Display Mike McColley Spearfish, SD Sharps Buffalo Rifle Don Glynn Fullerton, ND 1873 Winchester Deluxe Rocky Reule Ellendale, ND Marlin Lever Action Display Chuck Lawton Kennewick, WA S&W Revolver owned by Lone Wolf Gonzales of the Texas Rangers Don Glynn Fullerton, ND Engraved 1860 Colt Navy Conversion 38 Cal. Rick Olesen Leads, SD Colt SA Revolvers Dennis Sundby Turtle Lake, ND US Military Weapons & Memorabilia SMALL FRAME MARLINS...author/owner Daryl Behrends, Wilmont, MN My first Marlin was an 1891 Sideloader. I was fascinated by the workmanship of it. They are superior in mechanics and quality along with durability and very user friendly. A friend who collected large frame Marlins advised me to concentrate on a specific type to collect. I decided to pursue small frames, 22 s and 32 s from the date 1891 to the 1930 s. I now have the model numbers and variations, 1891, 1892, 1897 and old 39 s. Over the 30 some years I have upgraded the collection one by one by trading and purchasing. I now have 16 different Marlins in this category. Daryl s collection has received numerous awards at the DTGCA gun shows. PINE RIDGE AGENCY REMINGTON HAND GUN Owner Jim Yeoman

6 The Last Decade at Whitneyville Armory author Dale A. Olson, Belfry, MT I have often been asked Why do you collect these guns? That s a hard question to answer. It s sort of like why do you like Chevy's or Fords. I guess there are just some things that appeal to oneself more than others. My earliest recollection of seeing one of these was in a hunting magazine in the 50 s. It wasn t until years later that I actually saw one in a gun shop. I was hooked. Something about it was so different from the Winchesters and Marlins that I just had to find out more about them. Soon I was trading off Winchesters and Marlins for my new found love. Trading off all my others guns, and buying every one I could find, I soon learned that my pockets were not nearly deep enough for that game. At the time there was little information available pertaining to these guns. While discussing my dilemma with Peter Erickson he directed me to Sam Maxwell s book Lever Action Magazine Rifles. This gave me direction. I am no longer an accumulator, now I am a collector. A brief history on Eli Whitney. Of course us older folks all know that he invented the cotton gin (back when they still taught history in school). This simple machine greatly saved workers hours of hard work separating the lint from the husk. This machine was so easy to make that he spent all his money in court defending his patent. In 1798 the government put out contracts to produce muskets by private armories. Whitney had never made a gun, had no armory and was deep in dept. Not letting that stop him he obtained a loan for several thousand dollars and received a contract to build 10,000 muskets. Although not the first to use machining that would duplicate parts exactly, he is often given credit for developing the system of interchangeable parts. Many more muskets continued to be made at the Whitneyville Armory. After his death, Eli Jr. continued making muskets until the end of the Civil War. Metallic cartridges were now developed and becoming popular. Andrew Burgess presented Whitney with a design for a lever action repeating rifle. This gun was completed in time to submit it for the military trials of 1878 to accept a repeating rifle in government cartridge. None of the weapons submitted were accepted, however Whitney went on to produce somewhat short of 2000 of these rifles, carbine and musket configurations. Samuel V. Kennedy, plant superintendent, received a patent for a modified carrier. These guns were called the Kennedy, later in mid production the lever was changed from the s shape to a full loop and became known as the Whitney- Kennedy. These guns were made for 6 years and were found in.32,.38,.44,.40-60,.45-60, and There were an estimated 23,500 produced. In 1886, William C. Scharf came to Whitney with a rifle that was very similar to the Colt-Burgess model 1883 designed by Andrew Burgess. This rifle was a little larger than the Colt-Burgess and was also chambered in the.44, 38 and 32 cartridges. Less than 2000 of these guns were manufactured. Production ceased in 1888 when Whitney sold the armory to Winchester. Comparing to the number of Winchesters, Marlin and other repeating rifles manufactured these numbers are relatively small, thus making them harder to find, and exciting when one is located. By setting up my display at various gun shows, I have gleaned considerable information, in fact so much so that I wrote a book about them called. The Burgess Long Range Repeating Rifle Model I have included interesting information about Burgess, Whitney, and the manufacture of these guns as well as some interesting stories about some of the men that owned them. The back portion of my book contains serial numbers and configurations of Burgess, Kennedy and Scharf guns that have thus far been identified as there are no factory records that exist. This is an ongoing project with new information received regularly. Any information is gladly accepted. The book can be ordered from me for $ $5.00 shipping at: Dale A. Olson 359 Chance Road Belfry, MT

7 September 27, 2014 President Larry Jones called a Special Meeting for the Board of Directors for Saturday directly after the close of the show in Bismarck, ND at the Civic Center. Present were President Larry Jones, Executive Secretary Vicki Morin, Directors Brandon Maddox, Don Glynn, Daethal Dockter, Cliff Wasfaret, Laura Ennen and Kelly Lorge. Absent were Sonny Pesicka, Rick Olesen and Bruce Foster. President Larry Jones recognized a quorum present and called the meeting to order. Minutes of July 19, 2014 were read. Cliff Wasfaret moved with Daethal Docktor s second to accept the reading of the minutes, all ayes, carried. Third quarter report of 2014 was presented and reviewed. Daethal Docktor moved to accept the Third quarter report with Kelly Lorge s second, all ayes, carried. Also included in the Secretary s report was the NRA/ILA letter of response on the contribution sent, NRA ACORN 2013 Annual Report and discussion on the jacket order. Old business was opened by President Larry Jones with discussion on future NRA donations. This item will on the agenda for the Summer Meeting President Larry Jones commended Brandon Maddox for his diligent work with the Sioux Falls Convention Center in securing contracts for the move of the Sioux Falls Trophy Show starting in An update on the move of the Fargo Gun Show was given by Executive Secretary Vicki Morin. At this date, there has not been a facility secured. New business was brought to the floor with discussion on the ever increasing building facility rent the gun shows will be facing in the coming years. Cliff Wasfaret moved with Daethal Docktor s second to increase vendor table rent starting in 2016 $5.00 across the board for all the DTGCA gun shows, all ayes, motion carried. Discussion was held on the move of the Sioux Falls Trophy Show from the Ramkota Hotel to the Sioux Falls Convention Center starting in A raise of hands showed consent for discussions to cease on the Fall Sioux Falls Show. The motion made and carried on stands in force. Much discussion was held on the Sioux Falls Collector Classic show and the management thereof. Brandon Maddox moved to terminate the management position of the Collector Classic Gun Show held by Rick Larson, effective immediately, with Laura Ennen s second, all ayes, motion carried. President Larry Jones will extend termination letter to Rick Larson. Brandon Maddox moved to offer the Sioux Falls Collector Classic show manager position, effective immediately, to Robert Campbell (SD), Cliff Wasfaret second the move, 5 ayes, 1 opposed, motion carried. Kelly Lorge moved with Laura Ennen s second to list Roger Krumm (ND) as a back up candidate, all ayes, motion carried. The next scheduled meeting of the DTGCA will be the Annual Meeting on February 7, 2015 or as called by President Larry Jones. The Summer Meeting of 2015 will be August 8, 2015 at the Ramkota Inn, Aberdeen, SD. Daethal Dockter moved for adjournment at 7:00 p.m. with Kelly Lorge s second, meeting adjourned. Duly Submitted Vicki L. Morin Executive Secretary DTGCA Lodging information in Newsletter and WEB site as we receive it. No rooms blocked at this time FARGO SHOW Homewood Suites Candlewood Suites DaysInn and Suites Motel SIOUX FALLS TROPHY SHOW Sheraton Ramkota Dakota Lodge Guest House

8 DAKOTA TERRITORY GUN COLLECTORS ASSN. PO Box 5053 West Fargo, ND PRESORTED FIRST CLASS U. S. POSTAGE PAID FARGO, ND PERMIT # DAKOTA TERRITORY GUN COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION GUN SHOW DATES SEPTEMBER 27-28, 2014 BISMARCK CIVIC CENTER BISMARCK, ND Chairman: Roger Krumm PO Box 158 Strasburg, ND (701) JANUARY 17-18, 2015 BISMARCK CIVIC CENTER BISMARCK, ND Chairman: Roger Krumm PO Box 158 Strasburg, ND (701) MARCH 7-8, 2015 ALERUS CENTER GRAND FORKS, ND Chairman: Bill Braun /2 Ave N Wahpeton, ND (701) OCTOBER 25-26, 2014 DAVISON CTY. 4-H GROUNDS MITCHELL, SD Chairman: Robert Campbell 105 Hegge Court Big Stone City, SD (605) DECEMER 13-14, 2014 ASTORIA HOTEL DICKINSON, ND Chairman: Roger Krumm PO Box 158 Strasburg, ND (701) JANUARY 3-4, 2015 CIVIC AUDITORIUM FARGO, ND Chairman: Bill Braun /2 Ave N Wahpeton, ND (701) JANUARY 10-11, 2015 SWIFTEL CENTER BROOKINGS, SD Chairman: Vic Carter US Hwy 81 Castlewood, SD (605) JANUARY 24-25, 2015 NATIONAL FIELD ARCHERY BLDG YANKTON, SD Chairman: Chuck Harens 711 E 14th St Yankton, SD (605) FEBRUARY 7-8, 2015 RAMKOTA HOTEL ABERDEEN, SD Chairman: Roger Krumm PO Box 158 Strasburg, ND (701) ANNUAL MEETING following show FEBRUARY TROPHY SHOW-THE BIG ONE RAMKOTA HOTEL & CONFERENCE CTR SIOUX FALLS, SD Chairman: Robert Campbell 105 Hegge Court Big Stone City, SD (605) FEBRUARY 21-22, 2015 RAMKOTA RIVER CENTRE PIERRE, SD Chairman: Steve Livermore PO Box 972 Ft. Pierre, SD (605) MARCH 14-15, 2015 RAMKOTA HOTEL EXHIBIT HALL COLLECTOR CLASSIC SIOUX FALLS, SD Chairman: Robert Campbell 105 Hegge Court Big Stone City, SD (605) MARCH 21-22, 2015 CODINGTON CTY AG BLDG WATERTOWN, SD Chairman: Vic Carter US Hwy 81 Castlewood, SD (605) APRIL 11-12, 2015 RUSHMORE CIVIC CENTER RAPID CITY, SD Chairman: Sonny Pesicka 135 Johnson St Box Elder, SD (605)