FAR WEST ARMS COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION

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Arranging and conducting trade show exhibitions in the field of antiques, arms, and armor. In the arms trade, "antiques" is a technical classification, signaling pieces of bygone ages valued for collectibility, craftsmanship, and historicity, at least 100 years old, defined technically as antique arms. In this context, antiques includes objects possessing historical character, such as swords, pistols, helmets, and firearms that are no longer in military service, and whose value lies in rarity, workmanship, or historical association. "Far West Arms" refers to the historic period of American expansion. It is a technical term, used interchangeably with "Old West." The "Far West" or "Old West" era arms are, specifically, Colonial and Frontier Firearms ("Trade Arms" called fusils, Mackinaws, or Hudson's Bay fukes; Plains Rifles (e.g., Hawken Rifle); Classic "Wild West" Firearms (Colt Single Action Army Revolver "Peacemaker" and Winchester Lever-Action Rifles); Close-Quarters Weapons of the Frontier (Coach Guns); and other Arms, defined technically as tools and weapons, like bowie knives, tomahawks/hatchets, and various sidearms and rifles. "Armor" refers to the defensive harness of war: cuirass, helm, vambraces, greaves, gauntlets, gorget, tassets, sabatons, and all plates or mail that cover the warrior. The trade usage distinguishes armor (defensive) from arms (offensive weapons). Thus inventories often read: "Arms and Armor" - where "arms" means sword, spear, arquebus, or pistol, and "armor" the cuirass, sallet, or buff coat designed to withstand them.