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Get The Credit You Deserve!
Become a Certified Gunsmith,
Get Listed on the National Registry!

Certification through formal course work,
guided practice and documented experience!

Welcome to the National Gunsmiths Association website!
Please feel at home and explore all of the pages of our site!
We want you to make any comments or suggestions you may
have for us!

National Gunsmiths Association was created to provide
association and fellowship for Armorers & Gunsmiths in the
United States.

The association provides an Armorer & Gunsmith
certification program and a National Registry of Armorers &
Gunsmiths, The registry is publicly accessible to enable
prospective customers to be able to locate Armorers &
Gunsmiths in their area.

Certification and national registry listing is awarded based
upon documented education, training and experience as an
Armorer or Gunsmith.

An important aspect of our certification program includes
documentation of knowledge, skills and abilities that have
been attained through experience which was a formerly
unavailable program. This area of certification documents
supervision and guided practice which has been
accomplished by a person who has worked under a licensed
gunsmith. The program documents apprentice, journeyman,
practical and master gunsmith accomplishments.
Experience must be verifiable and documented.

The registry listing is also open to Hobbyist Gunsmiths which
will foster sharing of knowledge, skills, and abilities within
the hobby and serve to enable communication among the
hobbyist group. Hobbyist are not certified but they are listed
on the registry as individuals who practice the hobby of
gunsmithing which enables hobbyist to share information
and get help from fellow hobbyist.

Please feel free to explore our site, and provide any
comments or feedback you feel is appropriate.

National Gunsmiths Association was founded to provide armorers and gunsmiths with
an opportunity to have their knowledge, skills and abilities certified. The National
Registry provides visibility and enables armorers and gunsmiths to be located by
customers.

As a member of the association you are able to get the credit that you deserve, with
recognition of your experience and training. The benefit to those seeking employment
will be enhanced with certification and national registry status.

You will also get national advertising of your talents and abilities, and this mechanism
serves as an excellent advertising medium.

Before the creation and development of National Gunsmiths Association there was
really no method of getting knowledge, skills and abilities certified, outside of a
seminar, class or school certification. Now you have an organized association which
offers both certification and national registry. We welcome your interest in the
association and invite you to become a member!

Dwight G. Angel, Manager
National Gunsmiths Association

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I would like to obtain a list of National Gunsmith Association members in
the Sacramento, California area. I have several firearms that need work
and would like to deal with a member of NGA. I think a member would be
more inclined to be skilled and proud of his/her work. If you have such
information you could either send it snail mail or email as a reply to this
GB ad. Thanks,

My father has several old treasures needing repairs, but has serious trust
issues since the old timer at McBrides in Austin, TX is no longer there. He
has had some bad experiences with “gunsmiths” in the past so I am
trying to find a way of locating “REAL” gunsmiths. I know…. some of the
best gunsmiths are the ones that learned the hard way, not by going to
school for it. But you have to agree that they are thinning out and we
have no choice but to trust the ones that have gone to school for it. Can
you help me find some old timers and some youngsters to chose from in
the Austin, TX area. 78750 is the main Austin zip code. He would drive as
far as 50 miles.

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PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
STATEMENT OF ALLEGIANCE

National Gunsmiths Association is filed in the Office of State, of the State of Florida, and was
founded for the sole purpose of promoting the field and trade
of armorers and gunsmiths,

National Gunsmiths Association supports and endorses the lawful activities of commercial
gunsmiths, operating under license of the United States and the perspective states, and
endorses and supports compliance with all Federal and State laws, regulations and rules,
governing the activities and operations of gunsmiths,

National Gunsmiths Association is not a political body and does not align or
affiliate itself with any political group,

National Gunsmiths Association is not a member of, nor do we endorse
any political group, ideal or concept,

National Gunsmiths Association is not a member of, nor do we support, the goals and
objectives of any militia, or non- U.S. Government military, or military force,

National Gunsmiths Association supports the lawfully elected government of the United States,
the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of the State of Florida,

National Gunsmiths Association does not advocate, or support, any group which seeks to arm
itself, for any unlawful purpose, or preparation, and will not knowingly provide counsel, aid,
advise or support for such purposes,

National Gunsmiths Association supports, and will provide technical expertise, knowledge,
aid, support and intelligence, to the armed forces of the United States, the State of Florida,
including all law enforcement agencies, and officers thereof whom are engaged in the
preservation and protection of the United States, the State of Florida, and the land and peoples
thereof,

National Gunsmiths Association will aid and assist in the defense of the United States, against
all enemies, foreign or domestic.

FOR THE
RECORD!

MAKE NO
MISTAKE
ABOUT IT!

National
Gunsmiths
Association
pledges
allegiance to the
flag of the United
States of
America, and to
the Republic for
which it stands:
one Nation under
God, indivisible,
with Liberty and
Justice for all.

Gunsmiths in the USA
(Figures do not include hobby gunsmiths)

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
roughly 21,000 production workers are
employed in small arms, ammunition, and
other ordnance and accessories
manufacturing. There are also about 2,500
skilled independent gunsmiths working
throughout the United States. More than
twenty-seven firearms manufacturing firms
operate throughout the United States. About ten
are in states on the East Coast. Others are in
northern and western states. Two are located
in the South in Arkansas and Tennessee.

Brownell's Establishes Brownells Business Advantage For
Gunsmiths

As part of their continued dedication to the success of gunsmiths, Brownells® takes great pride in
announcing the first stage of a multifaceted business program designed specifically to make gunsmiths and
gunshops more successful and profitable, the Brownells Business Advantage™ (BBA™).

Initial benefits of the program include: savings on credit card processing fees, business and product liability
insurance, procurement card rate savings, and discounts from UPS®. With their $100 annual membership
into the BBA (renewal rate is only $50/yr.), members can select any or all of the program’s benefits.

“We are absolutely delighted to offer a program that offers a very real advantage to our customers,” said
company Chairman and CEO Frank Brownell. “No similar programs can save members as much money or
provide as many benefits. We’ve used our relationships with First National Bank of Omaha and UPS to
provide our customers with a simple way to decrease costs, and that means an increase in their profits.”

One of the largest credit card providers in the United States, First National Bank of Omaha is responsible for
credit card processing portion of the program. BBA members can receive new processing equipment at no
charge or use their existing equipment. Members also will receive processing rates as low as 1.38 percent.

First National also can provide members with business procurement cards. Procurement cards offer shop
owners the options of either a low 3.5 percent Annual Percentage Rate or 1.25 percent cash back on all
purchases. Members can keep all of their existing bank accounts and do not need to transfer to First
National Bank of Omaha.

“The success of small, independent gunsmiths and gunshops often serves as a barometer for the future of
the firearms industry,” commented Pete Brownell, company president. “It’s not only important to Brownells,
but the industry as a whole to keep these businesses flourishing. The Brownells Business Advantage is
designed to help these businesses increase profits and stay in the black.”

In addition, BBA members receive a discounted rate on shipping through UPS. The discount is based on the
member’s individual weekly average and applies to inbound and outbound packages. Members with existing
UPS accounts can have their account transferred to the BBA program for free.

Business and product liability insurance is another feature of the BBA. Provided by AIG® and underwritten
by the Joseph Chiarello Company, the insurance is available in both Property and Commercial General
Liability. Currently, AIG insurance has the widest range of insurance products available to the firearms
industry. Additionally, the Joseph Chiarello Company will provide BBA members with the “Best Practices”
for safeguarding their business.

Gunsmiths and gunshop owners interested in the BBA can find more information or sign up online at www.
BrownellsBusinwww.BrownellsBusinessAdvantage.comessAdvantage.com, or by calling (800)-741-0015.

Brownells is the world’s largest supplier of firearm parts, tools, equipment and accessories. Stocking more
than 30,000 items, the company services gunsmiths, armorers and shooters worldwide. For more
information or to place an order, call (800) 741-0015, Dept. #PE7, or visit http://www.brownells.com.

Media Contact:
Larry Weeks, (641) 623-5401, larryw@brownells.com or Drew Niehaus, (402) 437-6439, drewn@sramarketing.
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America's Pioneer Gunsmiths Helped Forge & Defend a Nation!

<< One of the girls of
Vilter [Manufacturing] Co.
filing small gun parts,
Milwaukee, Wisc. One
brother in Coast Guard,
one going to Army.
Hollem, Howard R.,
photographer.
CREATED/PUBLISHED
1943 Feb.
NOTES
Transfer from U.S. Office
of War Information, 1944.

War production workers at
the Vilter [Manufacturing]
Company making M5 and
M7 guns for the U.S. Army,
Milwaukee, Wis.
Ex-housewife, age 24,
filing small parts. Her
husband and brother are in
the armed service
Hollem, Howard R.,
photographer.
CREATED/PUBLISHED
1943 Feb.
NOTES: Transfer from U.S.
Office of War Information,
1944.

<< War production
worker at the Vilter
[Manufacturing]
Company making M5
and M7 guns for the U.S.
Army, Milwaukee, Wis.
Ex-housewife, age 49,
now doing bench work
on small gun parts. Son
[is] Second L[ieutenan]t,
Son-in-law, Capt[ain] in
Army. Hollem, Howard
R., photographer.
CREATED/PUBLISHED,
1943 Feb. NOTES:
Transfer from U.S. Office
of War Information, 1944.

War production workers at the Vilter [Manufacturing] Company making M5 and M7 guns
for the U.S. Army, Milwaukee, Wis. Ex-stage orchestra musician, checking an M7 gun
with gage, after turning out on a gun lathe. Her two brothers and husband are in the
service. Hollem, Howard R., photographer. CREATED/PUBLISHED 1943 Feb. NOTES:
Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944.

Women in war. Machine gun production operators. A woman's place is on the
production line in this Midwest plant which has been converted from the manufacture
of spark plugs to machine guns. Elsie M. Terry, one of 2,000 women employed here, is
a skilled milling-machine operator who is making an important contribution to the war
effort. She's making guns for America's armed forces. A.C. Spark Plugs. Rosener, Ann,
photographer.
CREATED/PUBLISHED, 1942 July.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin. War production workers making M5 and
M7 guns for the U.S. Army. Women doing bench work on small
parts. Hollem, Howard R., photographer.
CREATED/PUBLISHED 1943 Feb.

Lititz, Pennsylvania. This man is a German refugee who was a machine-gunner in the
German army in the last war. Now he is making machine gun ammunition to fight
Hitler. Collins, Marjory, 1912-1985, photographer. CREATED/PUBLISHED 1942 Nov.

Aluminum paint production. Women work alongside of men in this
Midwest aluminum factory now converted to production of war
materials. These young workers are assembling 37mm
armor-piercing shot prior to heat treating operations. Palmer,
Alfred T., photographer. CREATED/PUBLISHED
1942 Feb. SUMMARY, Photo shows Aluminum Industries, Inc.,
Cincinnati, Ohio.

America's Women in WWII Defend a Nation!

Ordnance Workers in WWII
Defended a Nation!

Jesse Rhodes Waller,
A.O.M., third class,
tries out a 30-calibre
machine gun he has
just installed on a
Navy plane, Naval Air
Base, Corpus Christi,
Texas (LOC)

Aluminum paint production. Women work alongside of men in
this Midwest aluminum factory now converted to production of
war materials. These young workers are assembling 37mm
armor-piercing shot prior to heat treating operations. Palmer,
Alfred T., photographer. CREATED/PUBLISHED
1942 Feb. SUMMARY
Photo shows Aluminum Industries, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio.

1842-1850
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Tools

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GUNSMITHS ENGAGED IN THE TRADE!
1950's Winslow Gunsmithing - Old Photo's from Florida (Florida Archives, State of Florida)

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