Dan Lowery, Military and Vintage Gun Collector and Merchant

At Colonial Outdoors, each man has his own special talent and area of interest.  Dan started collecting guns about 30 years ago.

It started when he went to an auction in Tennessee.  Once the auction was over, Dan approached one of the vendors about a specific gun.  At that time, he knew very little about old guns including this one.

It turned out to be a single shot Remington Rolling Block rifle. At the time, that was all he knew about it.  Dan offered $100 and the dealer accepted.  Thus began a new career.

A few weeks later, Dan took the gun to a friend who was knowledgeable about old military guns.  The friend looked at the rifle and said that it appeared to be a very unusual caliber.

After conducting a bore cast on the gun and researching it's background, they found that the rifle was used to test the Berdian Carbine cartridge for the US Military.

To make a long story short, a few months later Dan took it to a gun show in Raleigh and showed it to another friend who collected and sold antique military guns.  During their conversation, another dealer walked by and spend several minutes looking at the gun and shell casting, then asked Dan if it was for sale.

Having no idea at the time what it was worth, Dan told him that he had no plans to sell it at the time.  The dealer said that if he decided to sell it, he was willing to pay $1500.  Having only paid $100 originally, the offer 15 times the buying price seemed attractive and Dan was ready to sell.  At that point, Dan's informed friend motioned NO, so no sale was made.

Later, the dealer friend who cautioned Dan not to sell appraised the gun at well over $2500.  Since then, Dan has received offers over $3500 for this rifle, but Dan still has it in his collection.

It was this chain of events that threw the wheels of commerce into motion and Dan officially became a buyer and seller of antiques Guns and does at least nine to ten shows a year in North Carolina, with one venture outside of the state at the Antique Military Show in Baltimore.

Dan is a godly man and a brother at our Colonial Outdoors Men's group.  A Bible study for outdoorsmen who's mission is to reach out to men whose interest is hunting, fishing, camping, hiking and similar activities.

Dan has a unique talent and has helped many people with his knowledge and talent in this area. Stop by his booth and say hello at a gun show where he is a vendor.  It will be worth your time.