Schedule 13G
The Sportsman's Guide, Inc.
Common Stock, $.01 par value
CUSIP Number 848907 20 1
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CUSIP NO. 848907 20 1
Item 1: Reporting Person - Ralph E. Heyman, individually, and
as Trustee under various trusts
Item 2: (b) Disclaims membership in a group
Item 3:
Item 4: United States
Item 5: 383,725
Item 6: 0
Item 7: 383,725
Item 8: 0
Item 9: 383,725
Item 10:
Item 11: 8.1%
Item 12: IN/00
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Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer
The Sportsman's Guide, Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
411 Farwell Avenue, South St. Paul, MN 55075
Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing
This statement is filed by Ralph E. Heyman, Esq. who
previously filed on Schedule 13D to report his beneficial
ownership of common shares of the issuer and by this filing is
amending the Schedule 13D to reflect that in market
transactions on December 28, 1998, Ralph E. Heyman,
individually, sold 1,000 shares of the issuer at $7.75 per
share and as Trustee under various trusts, sold 17,000 shares
of the issuer at $7.75 per share.
(b) Address of Principal Business Office
1100 Courthouse Plaza S.W., Dayton, OH 45402
(c) Citizenship
United States
(d) Title of Class of Securities
Common Stock, $.01 par value
(e) CUSIP Number
848907 20 1
Item 3. If this statement is filled pursuant to Secions 240.13d-1(b)
or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing
is a:
Not Applicable
Item 4. Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned
383,725
(b) Percent of Class
8.1%
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(c) Number of Shares as to which the Person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote
Ralph E. Heyman, individually, has sole power to
vote 1,000 shares of Common Stock and as Trustee
under various trusts, has sole power to vote
382,725 shares of Common Stock.
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
0
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of
Ralph E. Heyman, individually, has sole power to
dispose of 1,000 shares of Common Stock and as
Trustee under various trusts, has sole power to
dispose of 382,725 shares of Common Stock.
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
0
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
Not applicable
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person
Not applicable
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security being Reported on by the Parent
Holding Company
Not applicable
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
Not applicable
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not applicable
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Item 10. Certification
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and
are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were
not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a
participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement
is true, complete and correct.
RALPH E. HEYMAN
Ralph E. Heyman, individually and
as Trustee
Date: January 19, 1999
