Help - R. L. Wilson

[Long Johns Wolf]

Hello to the campfire: can any of your pards & pardettes help me, please, with contact information regarding above Colt historian, like email, fax or postal address? I like to get an opinion from this gentleman.
Suggest you write a PM to wolf@1060nma.org
Thanks Long Johns Wolf

[ChuckBurrows]

Last thing I heard was Mr Wilson had been incarcerated on various charges including fraud conspiracy, fraud for over appraising, etc. back in 2006 and later........ do a search for more info.........here's one link with an article from Forbes magazine
http://forums.nitroexpress.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=67122&an=0&page=34

I would suggest contacting the Buffalo Bill Historical Center's firearms division via their website www.bbhc.org regarding an opinion.

[Long Johns Wolf]

An US collector told me yesterday he is out since last year and lives in SF.
Long Johns wolf

[Deadeye Don]

Perhaps his parole officer would have his address or email?

I would take Chucks suggestion and bypass Mr. Wilson.

[Doc Sunrise]

I believe he is out now.  The only contact info I have ever seen is off his website.

R.L.Wilson Books
1730 Kearny St., G-1
San Francisco, CA 94133

Or you could try The Colt Collectors Association at http://www.coltcollectors.com/default.asp.

Or the colt forum at http://www.coltforum.com/forums/.

There are also other folks that are able to give you advice at those forums.  Try them out.

[St. George]

For honest information from an untainted source (prison time tends to decrease believability) - try:

http://www.coltcollectors.com (Colt Collectors Association)

http://www.coltforum.com

As mentioned, there are a number of options you have to get information.

Good Luck!

Vaya,

Scouts Out!

[Long Johns Wolf]

OK boys , I understand, you twisted my arm and made it very clear. Now it is up to you because there are some bits and pieces missing in a little research project:
Pictures without copyright (!) of Thomas Haas Sr. of gunsmith fame, Horacio Acevedo famous engraver, Sigmund "Sig" Shore of Shore Galleries, Lincolnwood. Ideally taken ca. 1960 and also during the 1990s.
I also like to get in touch by phone, email, skype with every pard or pardette who has solid information related to Mr. Haas and Mr. Acevedo on 2 controversal subjects:
# the making of the engraving machine for Centennial Arms Corp., Lincolnwood, during the early 1960s, to roll-engrave the Ormsby naval engagement scene on the cylinders of plain Centaure aka Centennial Army C&B revolvers. Until yesterday I was led to believe that the work was executed by Mr. Haas but there are indications that it was actually Mr. Acevedo.
# the "colterizing" of 10 to 20 Centaure aka Centennial Army C&B revolvers to make them to look like 19th century 1st gen. Colt Armies with COLTS PATENTS on the frame, Colt New York/America barrel marking, Colt style serial numbers and all that good stuff. All Belgian marks were professionally removed. Some of these pistols got traditional engraving on top or gold plated TGs/BSs, at least one got ivory grips and an ivory shoulder stock. Same story as on the engraving machine.
Thanks for helping with my research.
Long Johns Wolf

[Fox Creek Kid]

...(prison time tends to decrease believability)...