Roger G. Sanger founded the California Side By Side Society and served as its President for many years. In 2001, with Silvio Calabi, he co-founded the Gold Medal Concours d’Elegance of Fine Guns and then, with Steve Helsley, the Western Side By Side Championships. Sanger is a Knight of the International Order of St. Hubertus and a co-author, with Calabi and Helsley, of the critically acclaimed book Hemingway’s Guns. He lives in Carmel, California, and Sun Valley, Idaho.