Fearnaught

[Trench76]

Hello! This is Trench. I was a regular member from 2006 from 2015.....and then life happened. I'm looking to get back in the game and I'd like to reintroduce by baby, "Fearnaught". This is an interpretation of an Indiana rifle made by the original 18th and early 19th century Indiana gun maker, John Small. The rifle was built for me by contemporary builder Roy Stroh back in 2012.

 

[Gtrubicon]

Welcome back, beautiful gun you have.

 

[Muddly]

ALWAYS with the gun ****...
I love the quote too! Haven't heard that one in years. Still relevant as ever...

 

[jrweis1997]

Beautiful Piece! Bet the deer tasted good too lol

 

[Trench76]

ALWAYS with the gun ****...
I love the quote too! Haven't heard that one in years. Still relevant as ever...

I wrote that shortly after I got the rifle. I keep it in the patch box.

 

[Muddly]

My rifleguns are all sans patchbox. Could find a spot under the buttplate!
Could have it engraved on my faithful ol' P53 Enfield. Repop, not original.

 

[Cayman like]

Hello! This is Trench. I was a regular member from 2006 from 2015.....and then life happened. I'm looking to get back in the game and I'd like to reintroduce by baby, "Fearnaught". This is an interpretation of an Indiana rifle made by the original 18th and early 19th century Indiana gun maker, John Small. The rifle was built for me by contemporary builder Roy Stroh back in 2012.

What a beauty! John Small made great rifles. Jim Girty and William Clark had one
.Clark liked the best evidently having a Small piece and a Creamer rifle the 2 best early gunsmiths in Illinois and Indiana. Clark probably met Small in Vincennes when he spent a long time trying to solve his brother George Roger's debts from the Revolutionary war.

 

[oldwood]

Welcome from Pa.

 

[longcruise]

Beautiful rifle. Is Roy still around?

 

[Trench76]

Beautiful Piece! Bet the deer tasted good too lol

That deer was only 30 feet away on the other side of some brush. I ran on to him after 5 min of hunting that year.

 

[Trench76]

Beautiful rifle. Is Roy still around?

As far as I can tell, he’s still in Maine and he’s still maintaining a website and still building. I don’t know how many times he reminded me my rifle has 7 barrel keys. Drove him nuts.

 

[Trench76]

What a beauty! John Small made great rifles. Jim Girty and William Clark had one
.Clark liked the best evidently having a Small piece and a Creamer rifle the 2 best early gunsmiths in Illinois and Indiana. Clark probably met Small in Vincennes when he spent a long time trying to solve his brother George Roger's debts from the Revolutionary war.

So, this is the interpretation of what is thought to have been Jim Girty's rifle.