Griz, there were no pictures allowed of the Colt exhibits.
Shortly before I was waylaid by the constabulary:
we
were allowed to photograph outside the Colt display, here we are commandeering the early 20th century soda fountain:
...and here's one for Delmonico, I think the date on the store was 1931:
If your primary interest was to see every conceivable configuration of all 36 calibers of the Colt Single Action Army this display would be a disappointment. If, however, you'd like to see pristine examples of various Colt revolving rifles & shotguns, Patersons, Walkers, Pocket Pistols, etc this is
five dollars well invested.
This could very well be your
only opportunity to see some of these historic firearms. Among my favorites were the European counterfeit Patersons with Damascus barrels...I don't think I've
ever seen a revolver with a Damascus barrel before. There were two clumps of parts that were welded together during the Colt factory fire of 1864...the longer you look at it the more parts you can identify. While the percussion guns were outstanding I'd have to say, if I had the opportunity to 'tinker' with any of the exhibits, it would have been the Collier patent flintlock revolving pistol and rifle. How the hell did that work anyhow?
While I did manage to pass out several cards we really should have brought a small supply of NCOWS brochures (my preferred method of learning is by making mistakes
) A surprising number of people seemed to have no real interest in who we were, but they
did make the effort to let us know that our presence enhanced their enjoyment of the display. Well, even if those folks didn't have any interest in NCOWS it's still good public relations.
Can anybody write up a report for the Shootist?
It's difficult to relate to the media chants of "global climate change" until your range is flooded all spring.
If something doesn't change soon we may have several more monthly Blue River Regulator events this year that are non-shooting in nature. Actually this type of event probably does more to enhance the cohesiveness of a club than the standard stage shoot does. I would encourage every Posse to submit articles for
The Shootist, however, we should also not forget the space dedicated to Posses on the NCOWS website. While online forums such as CasCity are great for passing on accounts of current events it should be remembered that such reports are rather fleeting in nature. Almost every person who joins NCOWS due to postings here will visit
NCOWS.ORG before sending in their membership and any information about their local Posses events will be helpful in promoting that recruitment.
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