P.O. Ackley, Research
I am Fred Zeglin, my first book, "Wildcat Cartridges, Reloader's Handbook of Wildcat Cartridge Design" is published and in
print. For more information on that book click
here.
Part of that project involved the history of wildcatting so
I collected some data on a few of the gunsmiths that drove the development of
wildcat cartridges. The next logical step is to put together a book on the
gunsmiths themselves, I selected P.O. Ackley as the focus of this book. I started looking around and there are scattered
articles and tidbits, but no definitive work on Mr. Ackley. At the bottom
of this page there is a link to an article that I wrote for Guns & Ammo
Magazine, about P.O. Ackley.
The purpose of this page is to give the public an
opportunity to participate in the assembly of credible information on P.O. Ackley.
He started smithing full time in 1936 and passed away in 1989. Information about his
life and work, examples of his work, and personal experiences of those who knew
him are all welcome.
Email me if you have something that will help.
Ultimately
the inclusion of any information or personal data in the book will depend on the
quality and quantity of the data. The author reserves the right to make
all decisions concerning including or excluding information at his sole
discretion.
What I am looking or is:
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Historically accurate information.
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Invoices
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Letters
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Articles written by P. O. Ackley
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Examples of work
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Photos
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Sales literature
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Catalogs
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Personal accounts of events
Read Article Fred wrote
for Guns & Ammo about P.O. Ackley
