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General discussion => Antique Gun Collecting => Topic started by: WElliott on December 04, 2017, 06:12:48 PM

Title: Special exhibit of Georgia made guns
Post by: WElliott on December 04, 2017, 06:12:48 PM

“Artful Instruments: Georgia Gunsmiths and their Craft”.

The Georgia Museum of Art, located in Athens, is hosting an exhibit of early firearms made in Georgia.  The exhibit opened this past weekend and will continue until February 25, 2018.  Featured are the best known extant examples of the gunsmith's art produced in Georgia in the 19th century, including the earliest known Georgia rifle, made by Richard Allen in Jones County, and nine examples of the work of Georgia’s great gunsmith-artisan, Wiley G. Higgins (1799-1859).  This is the largest assembly ever of firearms made by Wiley Higgins. In addition to Higgins’ “Gamecock” rifle, Higgins’ amazing silver-mounted rifle, formerly in the Kindig collection and now in the Frazier Arms Museum, is on special loan for this exhibit.  For more information, go to georgiamuseum.org. 

(https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fpreview.ibb.co%2FnpmTjb%2FAllen_overall.jpg&hash=83c90469aa761946d94911502ae9abb2a9d7449a) (http://ibb.co/i50XAG)

(https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fpreview.ibb.co%2FjPZg4b%2FGamecock.jpg&hash=3fc625cb8c82b7deb2674e2a0f0bfa662b2fe5a3) (http://ibb.co/hDOKqG)

(https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fpreview.ibb.co%2FgyruPb%2FHiggins_Pistol_Full_lockside_4_copy.jpg&hash=99b85e6c57e3e4ccff9147b399b259d822b70cd8) (http://ibb.co/eQFM4b)

Title: Re: Special exhibit of Georgia made guns
Post by: Cades Cove Fiddler on December 05, 2017, 01:30:47 AM

 ;) ;).... Thanx, Wayne ..... Yessir, .... might have to make that trip ... !!!
 

Title: Re: Special exhibit of Georgia made guns
Post by: oldtravler61 on December 05, 2017, 02:36:27 AM

  You guy's have all the good shows...

Title: Re: Special exhibit of Georgia made guns
Post by: flint45 on December 05, 2017, 06:56:46 AM

That's only 45 minutes or so from the house. Thanks for the info, looks like I'm heading to Athens.

Title: Re: Special exhibit of Georgia made guns
Post by: brokenflint on December 06, 2017, 06:48:16 AM

Wayne  do you know if we can take photos?

Title: Re: Special exhibit of Georgia made guns
Post by: David G on December 10, 2017, 05:19:28 AM

I spoke with a young man by phone that worked at the museum and he said it was permissible.

Title: Re: Special exhibit of Georgia made guns
Post by: WElliott on December 10, 2017, 06:30:28 AM

The Museum will also be printing a catalog of the exhibit with photos and descriptions of the exhibited guns as well as articles I wrote on Wiley Higgins and Richard Allen, Georgia’s premier gunsmiths.