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the story of Syracuse ^ arid its fine inventorsand craftsmen may never be written — the story of the great A, 0. Zischang, the Lefevers, the Bakers and Prank Hollenbeck.”Well, with A1 C. Atterbury of 201 Craddock St., providing most of the information, we’ve attempted to tell a bit of the story. And with today's column we’ll close it out with odds and ends ofinformation relating to guns.»■’ * £rADVICE ABOUT GUNS. From reactions 'we have had to our gun articles there are many persons in this area who ijave old guns around their homes and now have become interested in their history and, obviously, their worth in dollars.With this in mind we are advised by Atterbury to tell our readers not to sell their guns to the first purchaser who comes along, but to check the historical significance of their firearms before disposing of them.Al, a former collector and now historian for the New York State Arms Collectors Association, said he'd be happy to provide the expertise. He can be contacted at 478-0762.Another expert who will give advice is Dr. Howard C. Miller, small arms instructor at the Reserve Officers Training Corps at Syracuse University. Dr. Miller, emeritus professor at the College of Environmental Science and Forestry, can be reached at the college, 470-6751.if Patientjht with you,”30.agains and go.eck-up,i and full of gloom.fargroom.how their firearms stack up against what others own.6 ftRESTORATION. We've had calls from persons who own guns which are in poor condition, seeking advice on where to get them restored. So, we went back to our information source, Al Atterbury, and he suggested that Bill Greene, operator of the Butternut Sport Shop at 1103 Lodi St. is a man who can do the work. Al said Bill services and restores rifles, handguns etc., is an artist when it comes to welding and a great mechanic. He’s at 478-2225.£r t*A BOXCAR FULL of guns, rifles and handguns was sold in Syracuse by August O. Zischang, gunsmith, 535 N. Sa-lina St., back at the end of the Spanish-American War at the turn of the century. It is safe to assume many of them are still lying around in cellars, attics, storerooms and similar places in the Syracuse area. Here's the story:At the end of the war, Solvay gunsmith Charlie Demport was in the Quartermaster Corps of the U.S. Army in Tampa, Fla. He had been put in charge of thousands of “old black powder Model 1884 45/70 trapdoor rifles which had been declared obsolete and put in storage. In due course they were advertised for sale as surplus and Zischang ordered a boxcar full of the trapdoor rifles and a mix of the Remington New Model Army • pistols, also declared obsolete.Zischang paid $1 each for the rifles and pistols. The boxcar arrived in the old Clinton railroad yard and Zischang advertised a boxcar sale and sold the entire shipment at $2 each, choice of rifle or pistol.Look around your house. You may have one of them. And if you do it's probably worth some money as a collector's item if it’s in fair condition.☆ it *NOTE TO READERS. Items for the Joe Ganley column may be sent to: Joe Ganley, Herald-Journal, Clinton Square, Box 4§15, Syracuse, N.Y. 13221. Please PRINT proper names and include a telephone number where sender can be reached. Or, call 470-2219, Monday through Friday, starting at 9 a.m.
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Syracuse Herald American
Syracuse, New York, US
Sun, Mar 20, 1983
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