RARE & HISTORICAL NRA PRESENTATION CONTEMPORARY KENTUCKY RIFLE & ACCOUTREMENTS BY CECIL G. BROOKS OF LOWELL, OHIO, WITH MASONIC SIGNIFICANCE.

RARE & HISTORICAL NRA PRESENTATION CONTEMPORARY KENTUCKY RIFLE & ACCOUTREMENTS BY CECIL G. BROOKS OF LOWELL, OHIO, WITH MASONIC SIGNIFICANCE. SN NSN. Cal. 38. Rifled 45-1/2″ highly engraved full oct bbl, signed “C. G. BROOKS”. This rifle has all silver hardware & inlays, including the 4-pc silver patchbox with 6 piercings whose door is engraved as follows: “Traditional Flintlock Rifle presented to Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, Director Selective Service System, by the National Rifle Association of America at its 86th Annual Members Banquet, 28 March 1957”. The lock is profusely engraved as are the side plate, bbl tang, trigger guard, saddle plate, entrance ferrule, & nose cap. The rifle has 11 silver inlays. The rifle is accompanied by a scrimshawed powderhorn, an engraved bullet mold, an antler-handled knife, & a silver-mounted priming horn. The silver-mounted powderhorn is inscribed: “Presented by the National Rifle Association of America” and was presented along with the rifle. The silver-mounted priming horn is inscribed: “Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, Toledo, 1960”, which would suggest it was presented by Mr. Johnston to the general at a later date. The engraved brass bullet mold, & the antler-handled knife marked “Lute Hershey”, were added to the collection at an unknown time. Four-star general Lewis B. Hershey, director of the U.S. Selective Service, was given this presentation flintlock rifle & powderhorn by NRA president Rear Adm. Morton C. Mumma, USN Ret., as guest speaker at the annual NRA banquet Mar. 23, 1957. The presentation flintlock rifle was made by Cecil G. Brooks of Lowell, Ohio, and the powderhorn was made by LaDow Johnston of Toledo, Ohio. LaDow Johnston was the first president of the National Kentucky Rifle Association. Gen. Hershey was appointed Director of Selective Service in 1941 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Hershey served as Draft Director under 6 different Presidents. He played an important role in the mobilization of the home front during World War II, the evolution of Cold War policies under Truman & Eisenhower, and the decisions concerning the treatment by the military of conscientious objectors, blacks, & women, and the Vietnam Protest under Lyndon Johnson. Gen. Hershey was a Mason and Northeastern Lodge No. 210, Fremont, Indiana, who celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2007, commemorated the occasion with the issuance of a coin with the likeness of Lewis B. Hershey on one side. Hershey was a 50-year member of Lodge No. 210. The presentation powderhorn was featured on the cover of The American Rifleman in May of 1957. ¶Contemporary rifle collecting as a serious hobby began in the early 1960’s & has grown to become very popular today with its own contemporary rifle association that meets once a year in Lexington, Kentucky. Contemporary rifles are normally collected for their artistic qualities & have realized prices as high as $50,000 due to their fine workmanship. This may be the chance of a lifetime to purchase a relatively early contemporary rifle by a recognized maker, which also has important historical and masonic significance. PROVENANCE: Copy of “The American Rifleman” cover, May 1957. Consigned by a direct descendent of Gen. Hershey. CONDITION: Entirely like new condition throughout. 4-35569 RGG15 (12,000-20,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2616	$12,650.00	RARE & HISTORICAL NRA PRESENTATION CONTEMPORARY KENTUCKY RIFLE & ACCOUTREMENTS BY CECIL G. BROOKS OF LOWELL, OHIO, WITH MASONIC SIGNIFICANCE. SN NSN. Cal. 38. Rifled 45-1/2″ highly engraved full oct bbl, signed “C. G. BROOKS”. This rifle has all silver hardware & inlays, including the 4-pc silver patchbox with 6 piercings whose door is engraved as follows: “Traditional Flintlock Rifle presented to Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, Director Selective Service System, by the National Rifle Association of America at its 86th Annual Members Banquet, 28 March 1957”. The lock is profusely engraved as are the side plate, bbl tang, trigger guard, saddle plate, entrance ferrule, & nose cap. The rifle has 11 silver inlays. The rifle is accompanied by a scrimshawed powderhorn, an engraved bullet mold, an antler-handled knife, & a silver-mounted priming horn. The silver-mounted powderhorn is inscribed: “Presented by the National Rifle Association of America” and was presented along with the rifle. The silver-mounted priming horn is inscribed: “Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, Toledo, 1960”, which would suggest it was presented by Mr. Johnston to the general at a later date. The engraved brass bullet mold, & the antler-handled knife marked “Lute Hershey”, were added to the collection at an unknown time. Four-star general Lewis B. Hershey, director of the U.S. Selective Service, was given this presentation flintlock rifle & powderhorn by NRA president Rear Adm. Morton C. Mumma, USN Ret., as guest speaker at the annual NRA banquet Mar. 23, 1957. The presentation flintlock rifle was made by Cecil G. Brooks of Lowell, Ohio, and the powderhorn was made by LaDow Johnston of Toledo, Ohio. LaDow Johnston was the first president of the National Kentucky Rifle Association. Gen. Hershey was appointed Director of Selective Service in 1941 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Hershey served as Draft Director under 6 different Presidents. He played an important role in the mobilization of the home front during World War II, the evolution of Cold War policies under Truman & Eisenhower, and the decisions concerning the treatment by the military of conscientious objectors, blacks, & women, and the Vietnam Protest under Lyndon Johnson. Gen. Hershey was a Mason and Northeastern Lodge No. 210, Fremont, Indiana, who celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2007, commemorated the occasion with the issuance of a coin with the likeness of Lewis B. Hershey on one side. Hershey was a 50-year member of Lodge No. 210. The presentation powderhorn was featured on the cover of The American Rifleman in May of 1957. ¶Contemporary rifle collecting as a serious hobby began in the early 1960’s & has grown to become very popular today with its own contemporary rifle association that meets once a year in Lexington, Kentucky. Contemporary rifles are normally collected for their artistic qualities & have realized prices as high as $50,000 due to their fine workmanship. This may be the chance of a lifetime to purchase a relatively early contemporary rifle by a recognized maker, which also has important historical and masonic significance. PROVENANCE: Copy of “The American Rifleman” cover, May 1957. Consigned by a direct descendent of Gen. Hershey. CONDITION: Entirely like new condition throughout. 4-35569 RGG15 (12,000-20,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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