The 32nd annual Tennessee Kentucky Rifle Show will be held Friday and Saturday April 23-24, 2010, at the
Museum of Appalachia just north of Knoxville. KRA and CLA members and any visitors to this blog are welcome and are hereby invited. The show features antique longrifles and related accouterments, particularly those from the South. Handcrafted contemporary longrifles and accouterments are welcome as well. Tables are $75.00, which includes one ticket to the Friday night BBQ dinner (pork and chicken and all the trimmings). For non-exhibitors, admission with BBQ dinner is $20.00; admission only, without dinner, is $10.00. Call or email Wayne Elliott, (770) 823-2970 or welaw@mindspring.com. to make reservations, for a flier or for more information.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Saturday, April 24th at 10 am
"One Tennessee Rifle: Three Stories"
Presented by Randal Pierce
With special permission of the owners, Randal Pierce will present an early Baxter Bean rifle that the family has treasured since it was first built. This rifle and its accouterments have never before even been pictured in any detail. Randal will provide the latest research about Baxter Bean and will relate the fascinating history of the rifle's ownership and use in Cades Cove, now a part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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