Kentucky rifle Show off....

[Kentuckywindage]

I'd like to see some kentucky flinters if you dont mind taking the time to post some pics! I have a traditions kentucky and its been an excellent rifle, its just the wood around the lockplate is very plain and i was homing to see some pics on what other kentuckys look like in that area.

 

[J.D.]

The moulding around the lock mortise will be somewhat different for different schools of rifle building, in different time periods. Some have no carving other than the lock panel itself, others have elaborate carving outlining the lock panel.
http://www.americanhistoricservices.com/html/home.html

Click on antique rifles, or contemporary art
http://web.mac.com/kettenburgs/iWeb/Site/Home.html
http://www.flintriflesmith.com/rifles & guns.htm
http://www.billshipman.com/Gallery_Index.htm

 

[bioprof]

I am by no means an expert builder, but here is the carving that I did around the lock plate on the Dickert rifle that I finished last year. This was loosely based on a 1770's J. Dickert Lancaster rifle. I still haven't gotten the patchbox properly engraved.

Another picture:

 

No such thing as a "Kentucky rife", unless it was made in Kentucky. IMO

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

No such thing as a "Kentucky rife", unless it was made in Kentucky. IMO

I believe you are correct, Carl. I buy all my rifes in Kentucky. There is no better rife made anywhere than the ones made in Kentucky. Wish they came in a color other than pea green, but they are worth the extra cost, though. IMO.

 

[Zonie]

Carl:
You mean I've been building Arizona Rifles all this time? :hmm: :rotf:

 

[Kentuckywindage]

i have the small booklet * the modern kentucky rifle* and its good but it just doesnt cover the area i was looking for. I know the traditions kentucky is a far off from being original but i just have to do some adjustments with the wood around the lock. It makes it look to cheap.

 

[Swede50]

A good looking South Dakota Rifle :thumbsup:

 

[Charles D. Prokopp]

Geeze, Zonie, I think we're onto something there. How many German immigrant gunsmiths were there in our territory in the 1750's?

 

[Zonie]

Ahhhh, would you believe less than none?

While this rifle is a little earlier than the typical Kentucky it works as something to look at.

 

Carl:
You mean I've been building Arizona Rifles all this time? :hmm: :rotf:

http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/showpost.php?post/17336/

"In the end, the historical term "Kentucky Rifle" refers not to it's location of origin, but the area that molded it's design, and justified it's manufacture."

"The earliest documentable reference to a generic name for this unique rifle was 1825, and a song about the battle for New Orleans during the war of 1812. The Hunters of Kentucky extolled the virtues of a Kentucky regiment, perhaps a bit too glowingly, but, hey, it's a song. In it, there is a line about "Kentucky Rifles". The song contains no description of a long barreled, slender stocked rifle, just one reference to "Kentucky Rifle". For this reason, it is safe to assume that the name was in use prior to 1825, otherwise those hearing the song would have no clue what the lyrics referred to."

 

[flm_shooter]

Well, this one was originally made in Michigan, but now lives in California.

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[J.D.]

Well, this one was originally made in Michigan, but now lives in California.

So, would that make it a Michifornia rifle? :hmm:

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[Stophel]

All mine are Kentucky rifles!

Lock panel areas:

 

[tjohnson56]

Good looking Pipe, Wish it was mine!

 

[sniper68]

I got a few, but here's my bestest..... :grin:

 

[Mike Brooks]

"KY" rifle

 

[dbiggers]

Well here's my recently accquired "Lancaster" .50 cal.

Its hard to believe without seeing, some of these beautiful rifles that some of you guy's own. This page here is full of absolute masterpieces. :bow: My next one is going to be decked out to the bone. "Someday" :thumbsup:

Danny :hatsoff:

 

[Zonie]

Although this is a pistol, notice how narrow the land is around the lockplate on this original gun.