Dec 18, 2017 the text and photos go into detail on all the concepts and crafts needed to produce a southern mountain rifle, either from scratch or as a kit. Build tracks early tennessee longrifle kit, flintlock. These were lancaster style flintlock rifles with all steel furniture, a full stock of maple with a 42 to 44 inch barrel, single or double trigger, in. This gun features a 6 inch lollipop style breech plug tang, doublelever, double set triggers, crescent style butt plate, inletted entry thimble, end cap, toe plate and cheekpiece. Southern mountain rifles built in eastern tennessee before about 1815, were the work of gunsmiths who migrated to that area from neighboring and more settled states. The hard work has already been done, so its about one step away from being a gun in the white. This theme is also reflected in the termination of the entry pipe. Jan 20, 2016 mountain rifle with premium figured curly maple stock. The 6day southern mountain rifle kit assembly class has a 3day expansion option to allow for a patchbox, grease hole, or nose cap. Dec 18, 2017 for students of the southern mountain rifle as well as appalachian lore, this book is a must. More often than not the settlers of the early frontier were lucky to have a step up from the military smooth muskets of the day. Shooting the flintlock rifle by major r o ackerman 1976 book no. The iron hardware is rust browned as is the 42 inch long green mountain 78 inch straight 50 cal.
Every description on the gun foundry book includes the words mountain rifle, but not the bore size. Beck school early lancaster rifle rebecka john grandstaff or virginia rifle youth rifle project. K43 southern mountain inlet rifle welcome to sitting fox. Barrel has all its blue and the hardwood stock is very good with no evidence or field. Marshall hunting rifle edward marshall rifle christian springs rifle james armstrong rifle maryland school.
Thoughts on the kentucky rifle in its golden age, by joe kindig jr. Below are some photos showing the progression of the carving for my latest rifle. Rifle mountain park and western colorado rock climbs by dave pegg, bj sbarra, jeff achey, and nate adams wolverine. The southern type rifle from tennessee and north carolina is a lancaster pattern rifle built. August contemporary longrifle association aug 18 19, 2017 website link. Southern mountain rifle by colin maccrea i just completed this custom built southern mountain rifle. Build tracks early tennessee longrifle, easy to assemble rifle kit, 36 or 42 octagon barrel, traditional iron trim, plain or fancy maple stock this attractive south mountain flint longrifle is trimmed in iron, and stocked in curly maple. Oct 31, 2012 southern mountain rifle by colin maccrea i just completed this custom built southern mountain rifle. As the title suggests, this little book is a collection of thirty guns that represent the.
The kentucky rifle foundation will have a rifle display set up plus all our cds and books will be on our sales table. Circa 1840 percussion tennessee rifle singleshot muzzleloading black powder ballshot ammunition westward movement of u. This rifle is built in the style of the original backwoods gunsmiths of the early 19th century in western north carolina and east tennessee. By separating the billing we are able to avoid excise tax complications. Southern mountain rifle kit gun photo gallery jim kibler. Eighteen pieces were apparently cast from bronze and one forged from wrought iron between dec. Allen box lock rifle beck boys rifle bedford county early lancaster english rigby sporting hawken full stock hawken half stock j.
I just completed this custom built southern mountain rifle. Aug 07, 2014 southern mountain rifle by marc tornichio this early iron mounted southern longrifle was created by marc tornichio. Build tracks over the log chunk gun, study this antique southern. The chapter on cross bows and how they were made gives the reader an idea of the extreme poverty that these folk lived in. Cody just finished his southern mountain rifle here are some pictures the end of the gun has silver inlays. I hope you enjoy this one minute video of ricky roberts shooting the ferguson rifle. It has a 42 inch x 16 inch straight green mountain barrel. Southern mountain rifle kit class video 1 preparing tang for inletting duration. What is so amazing is how these plain, but entirely serviceable rifles were made under such primitive conditions.
If you have any questions, as always, please feel free to ask. If you have an interest in the southern mountain rifle, or tennessee mountain rifle as it is also called, you will love this illustrated book. Prices after you place your order, you will get an email with instructions on how to pay for your lock. Mountain rifle with iron patchbox, custom carving and engraving. Build tracks southern mountain flintlock longrifle parts set, 16, 7. Available in kits, in the white or finished from your kit. Washington county tennessee united states of america. Southern mountain rifle calibers i agree with alemonkey.
It has a 42 rice southern classic 45 caliber barrel, and a davis late ketland flintlock. A cva short rifle with a 26 octagonal barrel and a good rifled bore, some oxidation down in the grooves. This gun was built in the general style of those produced in the southern mountains. I would also recommend purchasing a book to guide you through the build such as the art of building the pennsylvania longrifle. The text and photos go into detail on all the concepts and crafts needed to produce a southern mountain rifle, either from scratch or as a kit. Dickert jaeger late lancaster lehigh county leman fullstock leman halfstock north carolina northwest trade gun ohio schuetzen halfstock schweitzer southern mountain. This extremely slim, little southern mountain rifle is fitted with iron hand forged style furniture, a swamped full octagon barrel and finely made hardware store. Contrary to popular belief, mountain rifles were not less expensive due to their iron mounts, for such. Poor boy style with a slender southern mountain stock. Maple was seldom used for stocks as it is not a native tree. Most of the southern mountain shot pouches shown on this page were copied from jim webbs book sketches of hunting pouches, powder horns, and accoutrements of southern appalachia.
These gunsmiths brought the designs and procedures they had learned in the east and set to work turning out guns that met local needs using the materials provided by the land. In reality, the buyer becomes the finisher, which in my book was always the most enjoyable part of building a custom. The late william buchele was recognized as a true master longrifle maker. I wanted to make something that reflected more of where i grew up in southern ohio and my familys history related to the settling of ohio. Southern mountain rifle, pecatonica river long rifle supply.
What makes them southern mountain, their development in the scheme of longrifle history in the southern states, common characteristics and differences. If you have never built a rifle from scratch we recommend the book recreating the american. The southern mountain rifle is a recognized subcategpry of flintlock rifles. The rifle has a chambers late ketland lock and double set triggers. Build tracks classic tennessee longrifle kit, in traditional iron, or brass, with 16 octagon barrel in. Rifles built in eastern tennessee before about 1815, were the work of gunsmiths who migrated to that area from neighboring and more. This rifle is not a copy of any one rifle but incorporates the architecture and features of several early iron mounted rifles of the western virginiacarolina appalachian area from the 1790 to 1810 period. This extremely slim, little southern mountain rifle is fitted with iron hand forged style furniture, a swamped full octagon barrel and finely made hardware store style lock. It still needs a bit of finish before it is complete, but i will add it to the sample of work when it is done. I attended school in western north carolina and enjoyed paying tribute.
The rifle that i need to make for this is a pennsylvania style longrifle but im not yet ready for that. For all our southern friends, please note that this thursday, the 9th, at 12pm is the start of the 4th annual alabama kentucky rifle show at the joe wheeler state park lodge in rogersville, al. With cj posting up that pic of his southern mountain rifle and continuing to tease me with it i got to thinking about those rifles and their history. Sometimes referred to as a schimmel or barn rifle, these simple pieces may have been quite common, and were used every day as tools. They tend to be plain, rarely have a patchbox more usually, just a grease hole in the side of the buttstock, and are often made up of locks and barrels salvaged from wornout or broken guns. I have several late 18th and early 19th century tools that i frequently use while building a flintlock rifle, including hand vises, wooden planes, a draw knife, and some very large chisels. A mountain mans guide to muzzleloading by ken grissom 1983.
My name is george morrison and for over 40 years i have been building a variety of rifles in my new hampshire workshop that include prerevolutionary guns and early 1800 new england rifles. The only hardware was usually the trigger guard and ramrod pipes, no entry pipe. Traditional muzzle loader rifles of the mountain men. Kit carson is reported to have carried a rifle of this type built by benjamin gill. The newstyle southern mountain rifle generally was smaller in caliber than a standard kentucky rifle with the length of the barrel remaining very long, often close to 48 inches. But his greatest contribution to muzzle loading must be this book.
Dec 10, 2015 during the height of the mountain man era call it 18081840 only a small part of the broader north american fur trade the primary mountain man rifle was pretty much the same rifle the long hunters carried across the appalachians. Southern mountain rifle this gun was built in the general style of those produced in the southern mountains. Also known generically as southern mountain rifles, these arms typically feature unique forged iron hardware and import english locks. Simply put, rifle mountain park is the best limestone sport climbing destination in north america. Southern mountain rifle by marc tornichio this early iron mounted southern longrifle was created by marc tornichio.
My base rifle has a moderately curly maple stock, chambers lock, swamped colrain barrel, hand forged iron or sand cast brass hardware,a single trigger with a 14 inch cast off, and your length of pull. So for now im going to make a southern mountain style squirrel rifle. I use quality chamber locks and barrels rice, colrain and green mountain. Muzzleloader books black powder hunting shakari connection. Mar 10, 2012 building a southern mountain rifle revans0744. The following books and videos have been the most valuable to me in the recreation of southern virginiakentuckynorth carolinatennessee longrifles and accouterments. One year ago in late october 2015, jim and i first announced and offered the southern mountain rifle kit for preorder. It has a 42 rice southern classic 45 caliber barrel, and a. The mountain rifle has 3 grooves sawtooth and a twist of one turn in 10 feet.