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Prairie State Longrifle Show
August 2 @ 9:00 am - August 3 @ 12:00 pm
PRAIRIE STATE LONGRIFLE SHOW
Dear Kentucky Rifle Collector:
We are pleased to announce the meeting of the Prairie State Longrifle Collectors, to be held at the Best Western Annawan Inn, Annawan, Ilinois on August 2 & 3 2024
As a reminder, this will be a Kentucky Rifle Show. No Colts, Winchesters, or other factory mass-produced guns will be allowed.
Kentuckies in all their various forms, including Eastern, Southern, Midwestern,
Plains & Indian Guns. Tomahawks, Fur Trade items, & related articles of the period are permitted, as well as books, documents, pictures, etc. pertaining to Early Gunsmiths, Frontiersmen & the Fur Trade Era. Percussion Schuetzens as well as conversions of early Breechloading actions by Gunsmiths such as: Hawken, Gove, Gemmer, etc are welcomed. Modern hand crafted Kentuckies are permitted. No mass-produced repros are allowed.
Remember, this show is for display as well as trade, so bring some of your keepers for show and tell.
All K.R.A. & Ohio Longrifle Collectors are invited, as well as anyone with a genuine interest in Kentucky Rifles. Security will be provided from Friday AM to Saturday Noon, but you are still responsible for your own property.
Show hours: Setup 8:00 A.M. Friday, August 2, 2024. Open to invited guests 9:00 A.M. Since this is a specialized show, we extend our hours into the evening on Friday. Saturday hours: 8:00 A.M. to Noon.
*Send table reservations to: Curt Johnson
116 N. West St.
or phone: 1-815-915-6971 or
e-mail: [email protected]
Wyanet, IL 61379
The Best Western Inn is located at the junction of Illinois Rt 78 & 1 – 80. You can make your room reservations by calling 309-935-6565 Tell them you are with the gun show, it will help get a discount on your room.
