Berks County Exhibit advertised in Muzzle Blasts

[rich pierce]

Anybody know about the upcoming Berks County guns and etc exhibit, what it will contain?

[Karl Kunkel]

Rich,

I think it's listed under "Shows".

I e-mailed the curator awhile back and received this reply:

BERKS COUNTY LONG RIFLES & GUNMAKERS 1750-1900
SEPTEMBER 12, 2009 – DECEMBER 31, 2009

At the Historical Society of Berks County, 940 Centre Avenue, Reading, Pennsylvania

Guest Curator – Patrick Hornberger

Kentucky Rifle Assoc. / Pennsylvania Antique Gun Collectors Assoc.
Author, Past Editor/Publisher ANTIQUE COLLECTING MAGAZINE

Features of the exhibit:

Gunmakers Seminar-opening day of exhibit

Over 50 rifles and pistols in the exhibit

Early Reading Rifles 1750-1800

First dated and signed American rifle by John Schreit

14 Rifles from the famous Kindig Collection

Rare pistols by Derr, Miller and Schenner

Examples from each of the Angstadt family of gunmakers

Rare children’s rifles

Late Reading made rifles & shotguns

Berks County powder horns and bags

Gun barrels made in Berks County

Gunmakers tools & related artifacts
 

For further information contact:

Patrick Hornberger, Guest Curator, 410-476-4445 or email: eastwind@hughes.net

[Swampwalker]

Sounds like a must see for Berks Co. fans!   I particulary want to see the Schreit rifle up close.

[Acer Saccharum]

What a show! I must get down to PA and see this!

[eastwind]

For those of you who cant get to Reading, I might mention the BERKS COUNTY LONGRIFLES & GUNMAKERS Exhibit will offer a 4 color throughout, hardbound book showing all of the 54 firearms in the Exhibit... no price yet. But I can alert the Forum as to price and ordering details when we get it.

Patrick Hornberger
Curator

[rich pierce]

Thanks, I'll get there somehow.

[JTR]

Patrick, I'll be looking forward to one of the books for sure!
John

[Karl Kunkel]

Patrick,

Any more info on the opening day gunmakers seminar?

[eastwind]

I wish I could tell you that you would learn something you didn't already know about Berks County guns-but I'm afraid I can't.
The opening seminar I will give, will be for the benefit of the many members of the Berks County Historical Society and the general public - to that extent it is essentially a quick overview for an interested newbiel audience.
It is primarily a review of the guns in the Exhibit and how each region of the County made very different styled guns... the same material one gets in the Exhibit book in more depth and for those seasoned collectors that book and viewing the guns themselves may tell them something...but not necessarily my seminar.
Thanks for asking...
Patrick Hornberger
Curator

[Stophel]

No way I can get to the show, but I would DEARLY love the book.  Let us know when it is available.