Charles Askins to Horace Kephart, May 8, 1898

Charles Askins to Horace Kephart, May 8, 1898

Askins, Charles, 1861-1947

Firearms

Hunting

Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931

National Rifle Association of America

Rifles

Shooters of firearms

Fishing

In this letter of May 8, 1898 Charles Askins writes Horace Kephart responding to Kephart’s advertisement on compiling a company of sharpshooters. He mentions specifically that he saw the advertisement in a daily paper and in the magazine "Shooting and Fishing," which was the title of the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) publication at the time of this letter and is now titled "American Rifleman." Askins then goes on to discuss his qualifications for such an organization, noting that man-hunting and man-shooting would be a great sport. He mentions two specific rifles in the letter, the second of which he has just ordered: Colt 32/20 and Pope 28.30.140.

Askins, Charles, 1861-1947

Horace Kephart and Laura Mack Kephart Family Collection

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1898-05-08

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This transcription has been provided by WCU student Alissa Perske (MA English), whose annotated version is available at https://libres.uncg.edu/ir/wcu/listing.aspx?styp=ti&id=31319

2019-08-23

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