Current Projects
Hand Made Colonial Virginia Lock
In conjunction with some recent repair/restoration work, I have started working on an all hand made lock. That means one made of wrought iron in the same manner as an 18th century Virginia gun shop including making all the screws. … Continue reading
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Tagged colonial, contemporary, Early Ketland, flintlock, forged, gunmaking, gunsmithing, hand made, lock, longrifle, valley of Virignia, virginia, wrought iron
Gun #11 – Iron Mounted Southwest Virginia Longrifle
This is going to be an iron mounted Virginia longrifle with stylistic elements found on guns from the Augusta/Rockbridge county area down into southwest Virginia and Eastern Tennessee. This Virginia longrifle will be fully iron mounted with a two piece … Continue reading
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Tagged contemporary, flintlock, iron mounted, longrifle, mountain, virginia
Gun #15 – 1775-1785 Augusta/Rockbridge Virginia Longrifle
This is going to be a highly carved and engraved rifle for my personal use, representative of the early Augusta/Rockbridge Virginia longrifle documented by Wallace Gusler in the Journal of Historical Armsmaking Technology (JHAT) Volume 2. This Virginia longrifle, by … Continue reading
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Tagged Augusta, barrel, brass, carved, Chambers, colonial, contemporary, crafts, curly maple, Davis, Early Ketland, engraved, flintlock, Freddie Harrison, gunmaker, gunmaking, gunsmithing, JHAT, lock, longrifle, mounts, patchbox, Reeves Goehring, Rice, Rockbridge, set triggers, stock, swamped, trigger, valley of Virignia, virginia, Wallace Gusler
Gun #12 – Iron Mounted Southwest Virginia Chunk Gun
This is going to be an iron mounted chunk gun with stylistic elements found on guns from the Augusta/Rockbridge area of Virginia down into southwest Virginia and eastern Tennessee. The longrifle will include a four-piece iron patchbox. The butt piece … Continue reading
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Tagged contemporary, iron mounted, longrifle, mountain, virginia
Gun #14 – 1770-1775 Augusta/Rockbridge Virginia Longrifle
This is going to be a carved and engraved longrifle for my brother based on the early Augusta/Rockbridge Virginia longrifle documented by Wallace Gusler in the Journal of Historical Armsmaking Technology (JHAT) Volume 2. This Augusta/Rockbridge Virginia longrifle, by an … Continue reading
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Tagged Augusta, barrel, brass, carved, Chambers, colonial, contemporary, crafts, curly maple, Davis, early, Early Ketland, engraved, flintlock, Freddie Harrison, gunmaker, gunmaking, gunsmithing, JHAT, lock, longrifle, mounts, patchbox, Reeves Goehring, Rice, Rockbridge, set triggers, stock, swamped, trigger, valley of Virignia, virginia, Wallace Gusler
