K260006, the rest of the story--maybe.
An old landlord of mine, Capus Waynick, owned Combat Magnum K260006 and showed it to me in the early 1980s.
He was the Adjutant General of the North Carolina National Guard from Jul 1957-Dec 1960.
He told me he acquired the gun at Camp Perry while there with NCNG shooters, but didn't say what year this occurred.
Camp Perry matches in 1957 were held from Aug 9-Sep 10, 1957.
Gen. Van Orden, Evaluators Ltd., was heavily involved in the shooting industry during that time.
Van Orden's son, George, won a trophy at the 1957 Camp Perry match.
It is my belief that Gen. Van Orden would have been in attendance at the 1957 matches.
Waynick did not tell me from whom he acquired the Combat Magnum, but given that Waynick and Van Orden were probably both at the 1957 Camp Perry matches, the time line suggests that Gen. Waynick may have gotten it directly from Gen. Van Orden at Camp Perry.
Or maybe Waynick got it from another party at Camp Perry who got it from Van Orden.
Who knows? But it makes for interesting speculation…
An old landlord of mine, Capus Waynick, owned Combat Magnum K260006 and showed it to me in the early 1980s.
He was the Adjutant General of the North Carolina National Guard from Jul 1957-Dec 1960.
He told me he acquired the gun at Camp Perry while there with NCNG shooters, but didn't say what year this occurred.
Camp Perry matches in 1957 were held from Aug 9-Sep 10, 1957.
Gen. Van Orden, Evaluators Ltd., was heavily involved in the shooting industry during that time.
Van Orden's son, George, won a trophy at the 1957 Camp Perry match.
It is my belief that Gen. Van Orden would have been in attendance at the 1957 matches.
Waynick did not tell me from whom he acquired the Combat Magnum, but given that Waynick and Van Orden were probably both at the 1957 Camp Perry matches, the time line suggests that Gen. Waynick may have gotten it directly from Gen. Van Orden at Camp Perry.
Or maybe Waynick got it from another party at Camp Perry who got it from Van Orden.
Who knows? But it makes for interesting speculation…
