Inside the Collector’s Corner at NRA Indy (PHOTOS)

By Chris Eger

With more than 800 booths and vendors, the sprawling 148th National Rifle Association’s Annual Meeting and Exhibits in Indianapolis last week had something for everyone– especially collectors.
Tucked away along the far corner of the 15-acre Indiana Convention Center was a tribal gathering of preservationists, auction houses and relic curators with a rare firearm exhibit open to the public rivaling anything you could see in a museum.
Here are some of the more interesting objects, for your viewing pleasure.
A sweeping collection of the Schuetzen rifles of Wisconsin gunsmith Christian Patt. The precision shooting sport was wildly popular in the U.S. in the late 19th Century and these guns were the 6.5 Creedmoors of their day. (Photos: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
Fans of the U.S. Model 1847 Musketoon were in luck as a nearly complete selection of the gun’s range was covered including a rare Sappers & Miners variant with sword bayonet– of which just 250 were produced.
Joel McCuaig with the Colt Collector’s Association was standing by an extensive range of exotic early Colt semi-auto pistols
Who said that forward slide serrations are a new idea?
The collection included factory presentation guns given to Lt. Charles A. Brand, chief inspector for the Navy, and Adm. Charles O’Neil, who

Source: Guns.com