Antique Firearms

Stan Haines is a West Coaster. He is now living in Nelson, but he was born and bred at Kumara and lived there until three years ago. So it's not unusual that his interest in antique firearms is mainly centred around those used in Westland in the pioneering and gold rush days. Stan has been gathering his museum of firearms for the last 40 years and now has something like 60 different pieces. He counts himself extremely lucky in that most have been given to him. He estimates that his collection has cost him between $16 and $18. Some are very rare collector's pieces. He makes all his own ammunition and fires each piece as regularly as he can.