"Rare picture of Hunter Brothers - L.C. Smith Shotguns" - estimated value $2,500
    We are private collectors with over 60 years of combined experience in hunting and fishing collectibles.  In addition to appraising items, we can help you find a qualified buyer or the right auction house to maximize the return on your collectibles. 

     We have worked in the firearms and ammunition industry all our lives.  However, we are not limited to just guns.  We also appraise
fishing tackle, decoys, swords, knives, antique posters, calendars and original sporting art.  Our experience in the collectibles field has been recognized as a major contributor to the following companies, publications and museums:


*  "Remington Arms Historical Consultant"  2001 - present
* "Remington America's Oldest Gunmaker" by Roy Marcot - September '98
* "Hunting & Fishing Collectibles Magazine" - November / December '06
* "The Ruffed Grouse Society" - July /September '06
* "The Road To Yesterday" by Dick Baldwin - '05
* Firearms & Tackle Memorabilia, A Collectors Guide" by John Delph - '91
* "Connecticut Decoy Carvers and Gunners" by Henry Chitwood - '87
* "The Art of Remington Arms" by Chuck Wechsler - '98
* "Silk and Steel, Women at Arms" by R.L. Wilson - '03
* "Parker Pages" quarterly journal - winter and summer - '04
* "Frank Stick, Splendid Painter of the Out-of-Doors" by Mike Mordell - '04
* "The Remington Society of America" quarterly by Roy Marcot - 3rd quarter   
    2003, 4th quarter 2004, 2nd quarter 2005
* "The Double Gun Journal" by Cote - Winter '04
* "The American Rifleman" "The Hard Times Wonder" by Michael McIntosh -
    June '02
* "Remington Country" by Dick Dietz - spring'95
* "North American Fisherman" "Big Bad Brookies" by Steve Pennaz -
    June / July '94
* The Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT "Decoy of Connecticut" 
   July - September '88
* "Shang" (decoys) by Dixon McMerkt - '84
    Please click this link for more information about us.

Kenneth N. Waite Jr., President
(203) 452-3620

Kenneth N. Waite III, Vice President
(315) 635-2662

Remington Arms 2002 "Apprentice" Bullet Knife - current value $125.00
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