Antique arms titles

Press, 29 October 1981, Page 30

Antique arms titles

A North Island shooter scooped the major prizes in the New Zealand Antique Arms Association’s annual national black-powder shoot, held at the Army Range, at West Melton, during Labour Day week-end. A. Colville, of Wellington, won the major- event, the Graham King Shoot, in which competitors arc restricted to original muzzleloading rifles. He won the Mar-tini-Henry Shoot and the Snider Shoot also, to take the Burmeister Trophy and the Simpson Aggregate Belt. Two events went to local shooters; M. Voice, of Aylesbury, won the Open Muzzle-loading Rifle Shoot, and P. Hindmarsh, of Christchurch, won the Flintlock Shoot. Results: Flintlock Shoot (open to original or replica flintlock weapon): P. Hindmarsh (Christchurch) 1; A. Boyce (Dunedin) 2; J. Isaac (Nelson) 3.

Enfield Shoot: C. Wood (Nelson) 1; T. McLean (Nelson) 2; A. Colville (Wellington) 3. Muzzle-loading Shotgun: T. Bond (Auckland) 1; K. McFadgen (Timaru) 2. Model Canon Shoot: K. Maxwell (Dunedin) 1; D. Theyer (Timaru) 2; L. ' Taylor (Christchurch) 3. Graham King Shoot (original muzzle-loading rifles): A. Colville 1; T. Bond 2; C. Wood 3. Open Muzzle-loading Rifle Shoot (original and replica rifles): M. Voice (Christchurch) 1; A. Coiville 2; G. Bennett (Christchurch) 3. Martini-Henry Shoot: A. Col- • ville 1: W. Bryant (Christchurch) 2: D. Harvey (Invercargill) 3. Open Breech-loading Rifle Shoot (for rifles in pre-1900 calibres other than Snider, MartinHenrv. and rimfire): C. Wood 1; J. Isaac 2; J. Carlson (Oamaru) 3. Snider Shoot: A. Colville 1; G. Spencer (Timaru) 2; K.» McFadgen 3.