Just as a note, my Louis Smith rifle is more like the 2008 pictures and not the 2011 pictures, the style and workmanship is great in both sets of photos and of course my rifle. Ed Whitson
When Robert Weil started collecting images for the Contemporary Makers book in 1973 the challenge to record contemporary gun work was daunting. Gathering material was difficult and time consuming. Few makers thought that there was any value in published documentation of their work. Electronic publishing has changed all that. Having a website or having one's work available to view on the internet is becoming a necessity. In spite of all the potential to finally have a true overview of what's being produced by the artists of today, a great deal of work still remains covered up and basically unknown. Our role is to make an effort to document some portion of what’s going on today. To comment on the established makers and to uncover the unknown. We welcome your comments and suggestions and look to you our readers to make us aware of the talented makers out there. Art and Jan Riser Robert Weil and The Makers
Just as a note, my Louis Smith rifle is more like the 2008 pictures and not the 2011 pictures, the style and workmanship is great in both sets of photos and of course my rifle. Ed Whitson
ReplyDeleteHas Louis smith passed? And if so when?
ReplyDeleteLouis was someone I used to visit with my dad when I was a kid. He passed away in about 1994 if I recall correctly.
ReplyDeleteI have a matched set of Louis Smith rifle and pistol... How would I approach selling them:??
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