Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Jeff Bottiger Rifle

A fine little rifle by Jeff. It features a 45 caliber Green Mountain barrel, a large Siler lock and Davis triggers. The barrel width is 13/16ths. The barrel length is 42 inches. The stock was provided by Jeff's friend Harris Maupin. Jeff made all of the iron hardware. The gun has a swivel patch box as one featured in Mr. William Ivey's book on North Carolina Guns. The trigger pull is 13 1/2 inches. 
























Copy by Art Riser and photographed at the 2012 CLA Show by Jan Riser.

2012 Contemporary Longrifle Foundation Fund Raising Auction A Great Success!


“Thanks To All For A Great Auction”
            
This year’s auction was a tremendous success! 23 superb artistic works by 32 CLA artists generated an excitement at the auction which prompted buyers to step forward and take home some great creations.  

After a year’s work to make the 2012 War of 1812 “Path to Freedom” Fundraising Auction an event to remember, I’m almost sad to say it’s over. As the CLF Fundraising Committee chairman I had the good fortune to work with the artists and get to know them and their work. Thanks to each of them for all of their efforts and for making the 2012 CLF Fund Raising Auction the big success that it was. And to all the “behind the scenes” volunteers, and donors, too. Thanks again to everyone.

TC Albert
2012 CLF Fundraising Committee Chairman   

RESULTS OF THE 2012 CLF FUND RAISING AUCTION

TC ALBERT & TIM CROSBY, Tansel horn & pouch $1,300 
BRIAN BARKER, Tecumseh tomahawk $750 
MIKE MCHUGH, Brock war club $350
MARIAH BLAKE, Quilled birch bark box $400
SCOTT & CATHY SIBLEY & DAVID HUGHES, Powder horn and papers $700
JOE SEABOLT, Knife $400
LARRY & ZACH CALLAHAN, Quilled bag and tool kit $200
JACK HUBBARD, Horseshoe Bend powder horn $460
GLEN MOCK, Midshipman’s dirk and sheath $400
LARRY SPISAK, Tecumseh’s Northwest Trade Gun $5,500
MITCH YATES, The Hunters of Kentucky longrifle $2,500
DANA BUCHANAN, Knife $600
FRANK BARKER, Cartridge box $100
CHRIS BARKER, BILL CARTER, ERIC VAN ALSTINE, MARK EWING, Joseph Stewart pouch and horn set $775
HARRIS MAUPIN, Old Hickory salt horn $350
 HARRIS MAUPIN, Battle of New Orleans powder horn $600
DANIEL CASEY, HERSHEL HOUSE, JOHN HOUSE, Knife and sheath $400
 JAMES BLAKE & CHRIS HAYS, Pipe with quilled stem $800
 MICHAEL AGEE, S Houston to Gen’l Jackson pouch $3,500 
CURT GILLOCK, Coach trunk $800
JENNIFER FRANTZ, Floor cloth $200 
BART DELLINGER, Ft. Meigs ax $150
JOHN DONELSON, 3 Naval boarding axes $450

2012 CLA Show: Photos

"Into the Wilderness" 
Display by the Mills Brothers













Lord Nelson's Gallery


James Blake Display




Boxes and Truck by Bill Bert

Selinda Kennedy Display

Horn Straps by Pam Hutton


Powder Horns by Pete Hutton


Photographed at the 2012 CLA Show by Jan Riser.