- Fraktur
I have long had an interest in fraktur and have been doing fraktur type decoration on various objects, but I recently decided to try my hand at real fraktur documents … Continue reading - John Davidson Rifle
Shown here is a previously unpublished John Davidson rifle. It was made for a farmer in Rockbridge county and is still in the family. While the rifle is the victim … Continue reading - Gun #10 – Augusta/Rockbridge Virginia Longrifle
This is a 1775-1785 Augusta/Rockbridge County, Virginia longrifle based on the two rifles documented by Wallace Gusler in the Journal of Historical Arms Making Technology, Volume II (JHAT II). The … Continue reading - Gun #5 – Iron Mounted Southwest Virginia Longrifle
This is a fully iron mounted Virginia longrifle of the late flint period that I made in 2004 as my personal offhand target rifle. It has features found on Virginia … Continue reading - Early Virginia Shot Pouch & Powder Horn
Shown here is my personal rig consisting of an early Virginia shot pouch and a Virginia banded, screw-tip powder horn. Most of the shot pouches made these days are relatively … Continue reading - Southern Heart Shaped Shot Pouches
The southern heart shaped shot pouches shown on this page were copied from pages 18-19 of Jim Webb’s Sketches of Hunting Pouches, Powder Horns, and Accoutrements of Southern Appalachia. I … Continue reading
