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 - William T. Sena, as Trustee under
various trusts
Item 2: (b) Disclaims membership in a group
Item 3:
Item 4: United States
Item 5: 106,819
Item 6: 522,000
Item 7: 106,819
Item 8: 522,000
Item 9: 106,819
Item 10: X
Item 11: 2.3%
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
William T. Sena
(b) Address of Principal Business Office
300 Main Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-4173
(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 filed pursuant to Section 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
106,819
(b) Percent of Class
2.3%
(c) Number of Shares as to which the Person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote
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William T. Sena, as Trustee under various trusts,
has sole power to vote 106,819 shares of Common
Stock.
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
William T. Sena has shared power to vote 522,000
shares of Common Stock, 420,051 of which are held
in the name of the Vincent W. Shiel Family Limited
Partnership and 101,949 of which are held in the
name of the Helen M. Shiel Family Limited
Partnership, of which Mr. Sena expressly disclaims
beneficial ownership.
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of
William T. Sena, as Trustee under various trusts,
has sole power to dispose of 106,819 shares of
Common Stock.
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of
William T. Sena has shared power to dispose of
522,000 shares of Common Stock, 420,051 of which
are held in the name of the Vincent W. Shiel Family
Limited Partnership and 101,949 of which are held
in the name of the Helen M. Shiel Family Limited
Partnership, of which Mr. Sena expressly disclaims
beneficial ownership.
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
The Vincent W. Shiel Family Limited Partnership and the
Helen M. Shiel Family Limited Partnership have the right
to receive dividends from, and the proceeds from the sale
of, 420,051 and 101,949 shares of Common Stock held by
the partnerships, respectively.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security being Reported on by the Parent
Holding Company
Not applicable
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Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
Not applicable
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not applicable
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.
WILLIAM T. SENA
William T. Sena, as Trustee
Date: February 12, 1999