Ron Gabel's Profile

The antique firearms consulting expert to this web site is Mr. Ronald G. Gabel.

Mr. Gabel's expertise is in pre-1898 antique firearms. He is a past president of The Kentucky Rifle Association, past president of The Kentucky Rifle Association Foundation, a past president of The American Society of Arms Collectors, vice president of The Pennsylvania Antique Gun Collectors Association and a past director of The Forks of the Delaware Weapons Association.

Ron has been actively collecting since 1954. He is a consulting expert for Man-at-Arms magazine, past president and curator of The Jacobsburg Historical Society and has been the editor of The Kentucky Rifle Association Bulletin since 1974. Ron is also the editor of the Pennsylvania Antique Gun Collectors "Bugle" magazine. Ron was a judge of the Annual Gunmakers Fair in Kempton, PA for 25 years and a consultant for The James Julia auction house in Fairfield, Maine for the past 8 years.

Ron is listed as an authority on antique guns in Who's Who in the East, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World, and Who's Who in Finance and Industry.

Mr. Gabel will attempt to answer questions through use of his knowledge, experience, reference materials and his many knowledgable friends.