I have been researching Bucks County rifles for a number of years as time permits. About 10 years ago I built a BC gun
and learned how much I didn't know about the "school". Five years ago I started again and got to the point where I accumulated enough construction and detail mistakes that I put it aside. I was getting ready to turn the stock into kindling wood when my friend, Ron Luckenbill, said that he could turn it into something presentable.
The barrel is a B weight Rice oct/round 44" @.50 smoothbore.
Well, he did, and I wanted to share it. There's very little evidence of my mistakes and I am thrilled with the results. The carving is patterned after an "A.P." gun. "A. P." is an elusive Bucks/Montgomery County gunmaker who was an excellent carver and engraver. His work, based on the one example I've seen is epitomal of the Bucks "school". The rest of the gun included hardware and detalis common to the Bucks makers.
The pictures below are a clear example of Ron's ability to turn a disaster into a presentable (and cherished) longrifle.
and learned how much I didn't know about the "school". Five years ago I started again and got to the point where I accumulated enough construction and detail mistakes that I put it aside. I was getting ready to turn the stock into kindling wood when my friend, Ron Luckenbill, said that he could turn it into something presentable.
The barrel is a B weight Rice oct/round 44" @.50 smoothbore.
Well, he did, and I wanted to share it. There's very little evidence of my mistakes and I am thrilled with the results. The carving is patterned after an "A.P." gun. "A. P." is an elusive Bucks/Montgomery County gunmaker who was an excellent carver and engraver. His work, based on the one example I've seen is epitomal of the Bucks "school". The rest of the gun included hardware and detalis common to the Bucks makers.
The pictures below are a clear example of Ron's ability to turn a disaster into a presentable (and cherished) longrifle.
