Herman P. Dean Firearms Collection

[Eric/WV]

If you ever have a chance to visit Huntington, WV, you should definately visit the Huntington Museum of Art. The museum has the Herman P. Dean Firearms Collection, and it is absolutely amazing. Mr. Dean passed away in the late '70's, and he donated his entire collection to the museum. This collection has firearms ranging from matchlocks, wheellocks, flintlocks, percussion and cartridge firearms. There are also two firearms of particular interest. They claim that one rifle was owned by Daniel Boone, and it has "Dan'l Boone" and "Kantuckee" carved on the buttstock. They also have a rifle that was supposedly owned by Simon Kenton. It has "1775" on the barrel, however it resembles a Tennessee style of rifle. I'm not sure if these rifles were really owned by these famous gentleman, however it is interesting to see. They also have an extensive powder horn collection, and many of them are schrimshawed. I have lived in Huntington my whole life, and I had never seen this collection until last week. I'm almost ashamed to admit this. This is one of the finest collections I have ever seen, and it is only a few minutes from my house. I plan to go back, because I could spend hours studying these guns. The museum's website is[url] www.hmoa.org[/url]

 

[Gary]

Thanks. I knew about the Huntington but never about a firearms collection there. Guess I'll have to stop next time I go through WeeVee.

 

[Tumblernotch]

I agree! It is a must see for any fan of early American firearms. I live pretty close and have seen it a few times. I would love to have a rifling machine like the one in the collection. It's not a huge collection, but it spans weapons development from the matchlock and crossbow to the repeater.
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[onefeather]

this is my opinion.an original gun is always pc cause it original.(oh yeah sorry for the late response i was away for a week and a half)i think that nothing we do in this day in age will never be pc at all! :cursing: i know i know it makes me mad too.but no matter how hard we try nothing we do will be pc unless.we use original tools that were made back then.went out and choped down a tree with original tools from back then.then split the wood.carved out a gun stock with tools made back then.got iron that hasnt be tampered with from that[url] time.again[/url] used all original tools from the time.used locks from the time.wore cloths that were planted from untampered seeds that we use nowadays to get bigger fruits and plant it nd then reap it the same[url] way.spin[/url] and weave it the same way.and use narual dyes and original manufacturing ways.use home made powder.but now days we cant all do that stuff.so wether we like it or not none of us are HC. :winking: :shake: thats just my thought make of it what you will.why cant we just enjoy this sport and if you want to be Hc do it if you just want to shoot do it.now i did not read all the replies cause this is coming from my opinion.but us HC people we are never totally gonna be HC so why not just try to be as much as time and money and logic allows? best to all ba bye :hmm:

 

[onefeather]

sorry mr moderator please move this to how pc is pc please thank you

 

[onefeather]

sorry mr moderator please move this to how pc is the original rifles thing please thank you