National Rifle Association television is planning to tape segments of its “Guns and Gold” TV series at Wanenmacher's Tulsa Arms show Saturday and Sunday at Expo Square.
The show, which airs on the Sportsman Channel, is an "Antiques Roadshow"-like series which features unusual guns.
The firearms show is encouraging the public to bring in firearms, swords and knives for a free appraisal or to sell or trade. "Guns and Gold" airs at 8 p.m. Mondays on DirecTV 605, Dish 285 and AT&T U-verse TV, channel 642. The show also teaches viewers what makes an old gun valuable and what they should and should not do to preserve its value,” according to the nragunsandgold.com website.
The arms show, which is held annually in the QuikTrip Center, features general interest exhibits in addition to antique and modern firearms, knives, swords and accessories.
Those exhibits include The Browning Collectors and Smith & Wesson Collectors, plus Enola Gay navigator Ted "Dutch" Van Kirk, Sgt. R.V. Burgin, U.S. Marine Corps, RET. , whose heroic acts were depicted in the HBO series “Pacific,” and an exhibit titled “Future Guns, Arms of Hollywood Sci-fi & Fantasy” which includes items from "Star Wars" and “Serenity and other movies courtesy of the NRA’s National Firearms Museum. Musuem Director Jim Supica and Senior Curator Phil Schreier will be on hand to answer questions.
For more information on the event, go online to tulsaworld.com/armsshowtv
Wanenmacher’s Tulsa Arms Show
QuikTrip Center at Expo Square
Admission: $10 for adults, $3 for children under 12
Hours
Saturday: 8 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Sunday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Advance tickets are available at several locations. Go online to tulsaworld.com/armsshowtv for more information.
