Houston Gun Collectors Association, Inc.

The Houston Gun Collectors Association ( H.G.C.A.) was born out of the dreams of three men, whom were weapon collectors that had a desire to meet others that had similiar interests. These three men were Harry C. Knode, Paul Janke and James C. Voulgaris. These men sent out letters to all of the collectors that they knew of, within the the Houston area, to ask them all to come to a meeting on Friday, June 23rd, 1950, at the Commerce Building in downtown Houston, Texas. There were 24 men that showed up for the meeting that evening, and 22 of them signed up as founding members of the club.