European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 28, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes wednesday september 28, 1977 civil War lives on through dorseys collection by Barbara Cullen staff writer Heidelberg is he picked up the Small Black leather Pouch embossed with the initials  the leather was pliable and had the Dull Sheen of newness. This Pouch is More than 100 years old. In its younger Days it Rode with a Union sol Dier and carried the Caps for his Rifle. Later it was used to carry cartridges. In time it fell into disuse and became Brittle and cracked with age. Today restored to its former shape it forms part of Stephen Dorsey s civil War collection. Stephen and Marti Dorsey live with his tory. When Stephen has a cup of Coffee it s out of a civil War tin cup. When he goes pheasant Hunting he carries an 1881 Springfield Shotgun. Friends often tease the Dorsey s about opening a museum. His collections include the weapons and accoutrements of soldiers and indians from the civil War and Indian wars. Her interests Are visible in the German cookie tins and spinning wheels that line the shelves of several rooms. Their weekends Are usually spent browsing and bargaining at Flea markets and gun shows. Stephen s interest in gun collecting began when he was 15. Marti s collecting started a few years ago. His gun collection now numbers 150 rifles pistols and shotguns. He has been cited at gun shows As having the Best . Cavalry collection. When he displays his treasures it is possible to see exactly what a Soldier carried into Battle from his Saddle to his weapon to his Belt. Stephen limits his collecting to weapons from 1836 when weapons had just changed from Flintlock to Cap and Ball to 1936. Gun collecting is a Rich Man s Hobby if you do unrestricted buying. A lot of people Are not selective. But As you collect you find that after awhile you become like the wine connoisseur you develop taste Ste phen said. The thing i Point out to Young collectors is to study. To learn to know what you Are looking at before you  the native of Illinois emphasized that antique firearms Are More then pretty dec orations. Antique firearms Are a Good invest ment. The Good ones appreciate from 12 to 20 per cent per year he said. Museum pieces Stephen Dorsey shows off his Sharps Buffalo gun Only part of his extensive collection of weapons and civil War sol Diers gear while wife Marti holds one of the German cookie tins from her special collection. Is Jim Coles 27scofch whisky investors get a whiff of compensation by George Eberl staff writer it has taken four years but at last 27 american scotch whisky investors Are to get some Relief from a forgettable economic hangover. Following the conclusion of bankruptcy proceedings in Liechtenstein checks total ing More than $13,000 have been prepared for claimants against Royal Eagle whisky ltd., a defunct firm which actively marketed scotch whisky receipts to military investors until late 1973. Most of Royal Eagle s sales were within the military marketplace. Many thousands of dollars were poured into Royal Eagle whose chief was a briton named Anthony Fen Wick Wilson. Investors bought casks of scotch whisky aging in bonded warehouses through Royal Eagle expecting to profit later when the mature whisky was resold in the Commer Cial  attorney Robert j. Fiore who represented 17 of the 27 american claim ants said he now holds Swiss franc checks with a Dollar value of about $8,000 for his scattered clients. Fiore s claimants Only five of whom Are known to still be in Europe were part of a Heidelberg based organization known whimsically As sip scotch investors protective association. An additional $5,000 was earmarked by the Liechtenstein court for the other 10 . Investors whose claims were filed in Dependently. When Royal Eagle was going Strong in sales of scotch futures some 800 Ameri cans were on the company s list of investors. More than 450 of these wound up owning barrels of scotch. Fiore said that Only 335 of the original investors had legitimate Money claims at the time the business folded. While 27 filed claims the other 308 investors by failing to file relinquished All claims. The average return per claimant is about $480. Besides collecting Stephen writes for several gun magazines. His articles Range from features on restoring leather to in depth stories on various weapons. Recently he was named a staff editor for the gun report  Stephen said that there s Little Money in writing but that it s fun and i get to meet fascinating  facet that developed out of his Hobby is his work As an advisor for museums private collectors and civil War  s a Confederate company in Berlin and a Union company whose Mem Bers Are scattered throughout West Ger Many. In my capacity As advisor i support both the North and South he said. The Best part of collecting both Dor sey s feel is meeting other people. Gun collecting is a people Hobby. The things themselves Are merely door open ers. Also there s a sense of continuity in a collection. You re communing with history. You have to have a feel for people and weapons he said. As a program analyst for the office of the Deputy chief of staff for resource management at Usa eur he Stephen s Job has him looking into the future. In my work we plan for the next 20 years. My work looks Forward and my Hobby looks Back he said. 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