NRA/Colt Collectors Association (CCA).
This show will take place on May 16-20 at the Kentucky Fairgrounds and Convention Center and Mike Dubber will be doing engraving demos with the Lindsay PalmControl AirGraver at the CCA booth (booth #2727). Information about the show is on the NRA website:
www.nraam.org
Mike Dubber will have three of his engraved Colts on display at the show
1)The 2006 CCA Louisville Auction Gun,
2) 2005 CCA Howard Dove Award Gun,
3) A new 44-40 Colt that was just finished which is a reproduction of the "J.B. Books" gun that John Wayne used in his last movie "The Shootist."
Mike instructs private classes with the Lindsay PalmControl. His studio is also listed on the
recommended schools page.
Mike Dubber started engraving during his early years as a high school fine arts teacher. His engraving skills lead to a life-time career in the jewelry industry. He is a Certified FEGA Professional Engraver and a Colt Approved Master Engraver. He is past President of the Firearms Engravers Guild of America and has worked and studied with Winston Churchill, Ron Smith and Phil Grifnee'. He received the FEGA James B. Meek Award in 1998 for the "Lifetime Contributions to the Art of Engraving". Michael has created firearms or jewelry engraving for such notable individuals as Norman Schwarskopf, Juan Carlos King of Spain, Pope John Paul II and Bo Derek and he has engraved industry guns for Colt, Holland and Holland and Purdey. He was named as the engraver for a series of auction rifles for The Foundation For North American Wild Sheep and does annual shotgun engravings for Budweiser/Colorado Ducks Unlimited. He also created the "Show Guns" for the Colt Collectors Association in 2003 and 2006. He has a Masters Degree in Fine Arts and has taught engraving classes at Trinidad State Jr. College in Trinidad, Colorado and at Glendo Corporation in Emporia, Kansas.
If you have a chance come and meet Mike at the Louisville Kentucky show and see the Lindsay PalmControl May 16-20. Information about the show is on the NRA website:
www.nraam.org