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Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Springtime in Tulsa

 
The World's Largest Gun Show was graced by the presence of over a dozen HSCA members and their family members.  Ken Rabeneck displayed and manned the HSCA table where John Hanks usually holds court.  John Missed this show.  Ken displayed a variety of older high Standard pistols and memorabilia including patches and printed material.  He received lots of attention from his display.
 
John Brewer and his cousin Bob Brewer were set up on the lower level as far from everybody as possible.  As ever a clever wit and raconteur of ribaldry, he pleased the crowd.  He also had several High Standard and other pistols for sale on his table.  The Brewers are the Improvisational mainstay of the lower level.
 
Besides Ken, Gary Balaz, John (probably our next newsletter editor) Carter, Warren and Julia Joyce, Dave and Liz Lehman, Stan Tieferman, Ken's brother Jimmie and his wife and Jon Miller scoured the show for bargains.
 
We ate at the legendary White River Fish Market on Thursday and Saturday because it is that good.  On Friday we dined at Margaret's german restaurant.  Lots of stories and information were passed around during dinner.
 
There were many High Standard pistols, rifles and derringers on the sale tables.  The older models like the H-D and H-E were well represented as well as the more common Model Bs and Cs and Supermatics.  On Sunday we saw a Model C-S for sale.  The proud owner was asking $10,000 for this rare piece.  He got to take it back home with him.
 
Our next gathering is the MVACA show in Kansas City Missouri the last weekend of July.  John Carter the tallest guy in the photo is hosting.  Jerry Watson hosts the HSCA Western Regional in Portland, Oregon August 24-25.  The HSCA annual meeting will be in Billings, Montana September 6-8. It will be hosted by Jim Gray.  He always sets a fine table for the banquet and a serious display of High Standards at the show as well.
 
L to R:  John Carter,  Jon Miller, Dave Lehman, and Ken Rabeneck
 
In the words of Ken Rabeneck, "Whenever we get together we always have a good time."

Thursday, May 9, 2019

NRA 2019 Indianapolis

 

NRA 2019 Indianapolis

 
John Stimson represented our group with his collection of High Standard Olympics.  The title was "High Standard Olympic Models, A Model Requested By The NRA.  Each one was a different variant starting with the Olympic Lever Series through the 1980 ISU Commemorative.  The competition was stiff this year and we did not receive any awards, but if you know anything about High Standard Pistols, you feel lucky to have seen so many variations of the Olympic Model in one place.
 
We had several members stop by the booth as well as many visitors telling me about their experiences with High Standard Guns.  I always enjoy seeing all the exhibits at the NRA Annual Meeting and this year was no exception.