All of these parts can now be purchased, but the price of this book will quickly be saved by. George shumway has provided many annotations and some additional illustrations. If you are old school and prefer reading a book first, before leaping into a project, there is a classic text that is used my many gunsmiths and their cottage schools across the land. Dj has wear around edges and small tears and some scuffing to surfaces but overall in. Building a kentucky rifle set with hershel house 2 dvds.
More importantly, kentuckians can now appreciate their early armsmaking heritage and take. The kit used by this student was a lancaster kit made by jim chambers. Extensive research over the past four decades makes it clear that the kentucky rifle, as it is popularly known, was produced along the frontier in many colonies and states following the westward expansion of our nation. For sale a copy of thoughts on the kentucky rifle in its golden age by joe kindig, jr. Thoughts on the kentucky rifle in its golden age longrifle series 5. The name pennsylvania rifle is championed by some particularly pennsylvanians. Building the kentucky rifle paperback january 1, 1972 by james r johnston author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Build tracks kentucky pistol with 16 straight octagon.
Building a kentucky rifle with hershel house 2 volumes. The birth of the kentucky rifle association was the culmination of the friendship and common interest of a number of early collectors and students of the kentucky rifle and pistol. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The long rifle, also known as longrifle, kentucky rifle, pennsylvania rifle, or american longrifle, was one of the first commonly used rifles for hunting and warfare. The kentucky rifle foundation publishes and sells, through its online store, many of the recent books published on the subject kentucky rifles and produces cds for sale exhibiting the finest rifles displayed at its regional exhibits and meetings. Engraving a kentucky rifle circa 1775 by wallace gusler you should be able to get all of these from scurlock publishing as you read and view the above, you should know that most builders have someone else like mark weader at jacks mountain stock company 717 5435370 inlet their barrel, cut the ramrod groove, and drill the ramrod hole. Where great attention is given to the style and architecture of each firearm made to accurately recreate the warmth and beauty of the early original american kentucky long rifle. Articles on the pannabecker family, the christain becks, and others make this essential in knowing the earliest history of the kentucky rifle.
Dillin, wrote his famous book the kentucky rifle, the first comprehensive and. Kindigs study of the appalachian piedmont eastern pennsylania to south carolina flintlock rifles recognizes it as an important art form. The kentucky rifle is widely recognized today as a uniquely american work of art, a form of applied art and a historical document that is highly prized by collectors. Details of the sideplate, triggerguard, buttplate, patchbox, and other small parts are typically drawn to scale. As an alternative, the kentucky rifle foundation sells a series of dvds featuring a dozen or so rifles on each disc.
Emphasis on challenging areas of building flintlocks, expanded commentary and many drawings that can be copied and reproduced to make templates. Click on the name or photo for a description and to order individual components. We stock locks, stocks, barrels, triggers, trigger guards, buttplates, traditional sights. These dvds are reasonably priced, and they are an outstanding resource. Thoughts on the kentucky rifle in its golden ageby joe kindig jr. Each rifle will have a number of highresolution, fullcolor images. This little book is a very concise and clear howto on constructing a longrifle. From start to finish hershel teaches how to build a classic kentucky rifle beginning with. While the focus of this site is the american long rifle in all its incarnations, it is also a home for all those crafts persons preserving a bit of the past by building traditional muzzle loading sporting. This is the companion book to the dvd series building a kentucky rifle dvd volume 1, and building a kentucky rifle dvd volume 2. See more ideas about black powder guns, flintlock rifle and carving. American longrifles is the more accurate term for the class of uniquely american firearms better known as kentucky or pennsylvania rifles.
This book is currently in its second printing and may be purchased directly from george shumway publisher. My rifle plans are printed on 24x36 white paper, and show the fullscale lock side, cheek side, and top view of the rifle, as well as crosssections of the forestock, lock, wrist, and buttstock. If this topic is of interest to you, please also see our other listings for building a kentucky rifle and kentucky rifles. Thoughts on the kentucky rifle in its golden age by joe. Chapters address kentucky rifle nomenclature, history, regions lancaster, bethlehem, reading, lebanon, dauphin, york, littlestown, emmitsburg and chambersburg, and makers. Building a kentucky rifle set with hershel house 2 dvds plus book. Next you should pick up a good book on building longrifles.
Many separate schools of gunsmithing from early pennsylvania and maryland are treated here. A 48 page book with details and drawings to include fullsize sketches of the stock pattern and component parts. Building a kentucky rifle companion bookgun building ebay. The book of buckskinning iiiv, by scurlock publishing. The instructions are so detailed that a novice will have no trouble in following them. American longrifles home a site dedicated to the study. Blueprints and designs for building authentic flintlock. The book is written based on decades of experience in building these rifles. Building a kentucky rifle, part 1 with companion book. Tracks fullstock hawken stock will accept any 1 straight octagon barrel, to build a moderate weight rifle. In 1962, the kentucky rifle association was born to promote the study, preservation, and collection of kentucky rifles and to pass the tradition on to future generations.
The art of building the pennsylvania longrifle book, 1978. The author has assembled very detailed, excellent photographs and very well written stepby step instructions on building the kentucky rifle. Biography, collectors and collecting, firearms, gunsmiths, history, kentucky rifle, rifles. Used versions are easy to find on websites like, but buying one can be pretty pricey. Bo0473 building the kentucky pistol book dixie gun works. Bucks county flintlock rifle build article mike beliveau. Traditions kentucky rifle kit krc5210 flintlock traditions hawken kit krc52408. The authors instructions are explicit and easy to follow with excellent large size illustrations. Building a pennsylvania longrifle jacobsburg historical. Major flaw in book is total lack of pictures of the top view at the tang.
Muzzleloading guns books muzzleloader gunsmithing books. On the basis of information gained since this book was first published in 1960, dr. All of these parts can now be purchased, but the price of this book will quickly be saved by gunmakers who follow these instructions. Illustrations are detailed, line drawings that are very simple and easily understood. We offer green mountain or colerain barrels for this rifle. The author shows his work, and scratch builds almost every piece. Thoughts on the kentucky rifle in its golden age, signed. It is characterized by an unusually long barrel, a development in american rifles that was uncommon in european rifles of the same period. While every rifle, pistol and fowler is individually created to reflect the authentic beauty and artistry of the early gun makers, equal importance is placed on. Interest in kentucky rifles also has led to a substantial number of modern gunsmiths specializing in building contemporary or reproduction longrifles, many as beautiful as the. When i wanted a squirrel rifle to teach my son to shoot blackpowder and deal with the army of rabbits assaulting our garden dixie gun works had the exact. Building a kentucky pistol requires all the same skills and techniques used to assemble a longrifle. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Bound in light brown cloth, spine lettering gilt, pictorial endpapers, a small bit of scattered foxing to foreedges, in dust jacket lettered and decorated in black, large piece of fron panel torn away.
This 62 page booklet was one of the first on building the longrifle. Send us an email, include the word patron and we will add your email address to a confidential listserv which will inform you of significant kentucky rifle and accoutrement issues and events as they become known to us. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. This is something akin to the mecca of gunbulding and anyone who has even a passing interest in these rifles will want to make at least one trip there.
A skilled mentor, as always, can be a invaluable aid in building any rifle or pistol project. While slightly more difficult than a flint longrifle, a fullstock hawken is much easier to assemble than a percussion halfstock hawken. Rifling a gun barrel dvd, recreating the double barrel muzzleloading shotgun, quest for the indian gun trade, modern muzzleloading dvd, building a. Traditions hawken woodsman kit krc52390801 flintlock.
Each rifle will have a number of high resolution, full color images. This book is considered the manual by which most contemporary builders base their study upon. The kentucky rifle foundation is a nonprofit, 501c 3 corporation and is funded by contributions, the sale of educational materials, fund raising events and endowments. Stepbystep instructions are given for building a kentucky pistol. The art of building the pennsylvania longrifle, by chuck dixon. If learning these schools and styles is indeed your focus, one of two of the finest and most valuable books you can acquire is thoughts on the kentucky rifle in its golden age. Shooting a kentucky rifle that was built during the 5 day class at the calvary longrifle llc gunshop in warrior alabama. Ron has recently passed on and was in the top three of the most prolific kentucky rifle builders in the country today. Here at stonewall creek outfitters we specialize in supplying the black powder shooter and gunsmith with virtually everything they need to assemble and repair their muzzle loading guns. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Building a kentucky long rifle discussion in muzzleloaders started by eagle48, dec 11, 2007. From early in the 19 th century this unique weapon came to be known as the kentucky rifle. Thoughts on the kentucky rifle in its golden age open.
The gunsmith of grenville county building the american longrifle, by peter a. Jacket a little scuffed, book itself in excellent condition. The modern kentucky rifle, illustrated instructions, for gun builders. If you are researching for a rifle build, this is not a slight oversight. With its publication in 1960, thoughts on the kentucky rifle in its golden age revolutionized the study of the american longrifle. Thoughts on the kentucky rifle in its golden age by joe kindig. Stepbystep instructions are given for building a vintagestyle kentucky pistol. Dillins history and illumination of the classic american longarm is the definitive work on the subject and serves as the primary reference for later works, such as those by kindig, shumway, petersen, buchele, lindsay and others. A 48 page softcover book with details and drawings to include fullsize sketches of the stock pattern and component parts. Additionally, chuck dixon who is one of the authors has helped established an annual gunmakers fair on his farm. Thoughts on the kentucky rifle in its golden age by joe kindig, jr. Buy thoughts on the kentucky rifle in its golden age by joe kindig online at alibris. The modern kentucky rifle, illustrated instructions, for.
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