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<p>2024 Gunmakers Fair at Kempton The horn and pouch was won by Bob Copner. &#8211; Eric Borneman HCH Summer Raffle One of our  Founding Members and Master Horners, the late Erv Tschantz, wanted a Master Horner Roland Cadle horn, but the only way he could get one, was by buying this amazing rig of powder [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Update: The fundraising was a success. Barry Maxwell won the raffle and Paul Brennan won the auction. There was two major fundraising events over the weekend including a raffle for an exceptionally engraved horn cup made by Chris Helsel and engraved by Kathy England. The winning ticket was pulled at the end of the Fair [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The winner&#8217;s name was drawn on Sunday at the 2023 Gunmakers Fair at Kempton. Please congratulate Mike Birch of Pittsburgh PA as the winner of the Dick Toone bag and horn. This year’s summer reception raffle consists of a Washington specified bullet bag and Philadelphia kit powder horn all hand made using 18th Century tools [&hellip;]</p>

<p>We had a successful auction. The winner was John DeWald. Guild member James Pease has graciously donated a Dixon’s Judges’ Choice Award winning Berks County Screw tip horn and bag set to help support the mission of our organization. The bag is nicely lined and with an internal pocket, displays a fine piece of hair-on [&hellip;]</p>

<p>March 15, 2022 UPDATE: By all accounts, the 25th Anniversary Horn Fair and Annual Meeting was a success, which includes the Auction of the Masters (round two). We raised over 7 thousand dollars for the Guild. Thank you to all that participated to make the auction a success. -Your Executive Committee In 2016, the Honourable [&hellip;]</p>

<p>UPDATE &#8211; Dec. 16, 2020 The 25th Anniversary Meeting has been cancelled for 2021. The drawing will be on March 5th, 2022. All received tickets to date will be included. Tickets are available on a link below. Please click here for more information about the meeting. &nbsp; Clarification! This raffle is available to Anyone participating. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Hello Guild Members!, Our first &#8220;virtual raffle&#8221; was held and viewed by many. Congratulations to our winner Master Horner John Proud. Eric Borneman &nbsp; Greetings Fellow Guild Members! As we deal with the loss of our annual summer gathering due to Covid-19, your executive committee has come up with a way for us to share [&hellip;]</p>

<p>This year’s raffle and auction items have been generously donated by west coast guild members Journeyman Scott Morrison and Freeman Kevin Hart, and Ohio guild member Shelly Gier. Raffle: Journeyman Scott Morrison’s raffle Item is patterned from an original Tennessee bison screw tip in the Museum of the Fur Trade in Chadron NE.  The base [&hellip;]</p>

<p> We had two happy winners at the end of our fundraising events last month. Past Guildmaster, Master Horner Ed Long won the &#8220;members only&#8221; raffle and took home the beautiful knife made by Past Guildmaster Tom Ames and Guildmaster-elect, Master Horner John DeWald. The silent auction of the donated bag and horn set by late [&hellip;]</p>

<p>This is an update on the 2018 HCH Annual Meeting Action. It has been held and it was successful. Kris Polizzi, Fundraising Committee Chair I am very pleased to announce the items for the 2018 HCH Annual Meeting Auction are donated by dedicated members of the West Coast Horn and Accouterment Fair. The second and [&hellip;]</p>

<p>This is an update on the 2017 HCH Annual Meeting Action. It has been held and it was successful. Kris Polizzi, Fundraising Committee Chair With all the success of last year’s auction, I was encouraged to do another such event. When I thought about whether a “theme” was in order, it was suggested by Bill [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The 2016 Annual Meeting has come and gone and as the dust settles and we evaluate how things went, we can chalk the Auction of the Masters up to a success! I&#8217;d like to thank everyone who helped out on this project. Thank you to the Master Horners who made this such a special event! [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Update: We have Winners. Drawing was Sunday, July 26th. 1st/ Horn and Bag set- Paul Gasparo, NY 2nd/Horn Box- Sean Beckwith, PA 3rd/Knife- Rex Reddick, TX With the fun of this year&#8217;s Annual Meeting fresh in our minds, we start to look forward to the other Guild events of the year! I am happy to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>UPDATE &#8211; The Annual Meeting is now a thing of the past and we have winners! Please see the lucky ones who purchased raffle tickets and had their names drawn. Their names are below the raffle items. Incidentally, Mark Preston, one of our members, from Florida donated two un-worked horns and they were won by [&hellip;]</p>

<p>With this year&#8217;s annual meeting behind us, our thoughts turn to the fun and fellowship at Dixon&#8217;s Gunmaker&#8217;s Fair this summer! I am thrilled to be able to share with you, that we have another excellent showing of member&#8217;s work to bring to you this July! We&#8217;ll start with the “Horn and Bag set.” This [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Update &#8211; March 14th, 2014 We have winners! Please see who the lucky winners are next to the prizes below. Thank you. Well friends, it`s getting to that time of year, when thoughts turn to the Annual Meeting. I am pleased to announce that we have some great items for the raffle again this year. First, I want to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Update July 28, 2013- We have a winner! Congratulations to Jeff Bibb of Lynchburg, Virginia. Now that the annual meeting is over, our thoughts will be turning towards getting ready for Dixon&#8217;s Gunmakers Fair at the end of July.  For many Horners it is a great chance to show of your work and hopefully win [&hellip;]</p>

<p>UPDATE -MARCH 6, 2013 &#8211; WE HAVE WINNERS. PLEASE SEE WINNING PERSON&#8217;S NAME BESIDE THE DONATED ITEMS BELOW. I am pleased to announce that we are going to have a raffle at the annual meeting to help raise funds for the Guild.  We have had some fine artisans from within the Guild donate items for [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Update July 29, 2012- We have a winner! Congratulations to Walt Morgis of Virginia. The 2012 HCH raffle features the Clash of the Titans North Carolina squirrel rifle set entered by the South in last year&#8217;s monumental competition at Dixon&#8217;s Gunmakers Fair. The set will be displayed at the annual HCH conference in March, and [&hellip;]</p>