Antique Longrifles Gallery
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Shown here is a previously unpublished John Davidson rifle.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 of a very poor restoration job many years ago, there … Continue reading
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Tagged barrel, brass, carved, curly maple, engraved, flintlock, John Davidson, lock, longrifle, mounts, patchbox, Rockbridge, set triggers, stock, swamped, trigger, valley of Virignia, virginia
Simon Lauck Buck & Ball Gun
Shown here is a an original signed Simon Lauck fowler. The distinctive signature S_____ Lauck is shown in the last photo. I had originally believed that this gun was mostly a restoration. However, after a careful and detailed examination of … Continue reading
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Tagged antique, barrel, brass, buck & ball, flintlock, fowler, longrifle, octagon to round, original, patchbox, restored, Simon Lauck, swamped, trigger, valley of Virignia, virginia, walnut, Winchester
Wm. Britton Rifle
Shown here is an original rifle attributed to William Britton of Hampshire County, West Virginia. It is published on page 64 of Gunsmiths of West Virginia by Lambert and Whisker. This rifle has been re-converted from percussion to flint. The … Continue reading
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Tagged antique, barrel, brass, carved, curly maple, engraved, Hampshire County, incised carving, lock, longrifle, mounts, originial, patchbox, restored, set triggers, stock, swamped, trigger, virginia, West Virginia, Wm. Britton
Iron Mounted E. TN Rifle
This is an original, fully iron mounted rifle most likely made somewhere on the border of southwest Virginia and northeast Tennessee probably between 1820 and 1830.. The lines of the breech stock look Virginia while the mounts are typical East … Continue reading
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Tagged antique, attic condition, coned, East Tennessee, flintlock, iron mounted, lock, longrifle, mountain, mounts, original, set triggers, Southwest Virginia, stamped, stock, swamped, trigger, unrestored, virginia, walnut
