Stumpy's Cherry Girl

[Stumpkiller]

First, let me apologize. I am not building this gun. :redface: John Donelson is building it for me. I am a patron of the arts, but not an artist.

I am having a John Rupp (the Elder) Lehigh style semi-copy made of Rifle No. 62 from Kindig's RCA.

Anyway, I gotts to show her off.

Forged triggerbow and buttplate.

Re-profiled Jim Chambers Christian's Spring (Early Germanic) lock.

Cherry stock - cut from John's own land 4 years ago. Check out the pattern. The grain follows the wrist and drop.

.54 L.C. Rice barrel (44" swamped) has already been inset by Fred Miller. A couple more photos follow.

 

[Stumpkiller]

Ain't that some piece of cherry?

 

[musketman]

Leave the man alone so he can work... :crackup:

A watched rifle never boils, or something like that... :haha:

 

[rabjr]

Sweet! Can't wait to see this all put together Stumpkiller. :thumbsup:

 

First, let me apologize. I am not building this gun. :redface: John Donelson is building it for me. I am a patron of the arts, but not an artist.

Stumpy would this happen to be the John Donelson that is over in the Deposit, N.Y. area?

Woody

 

[Stumpkiller]

Nope. Clear Lake, Minnesota.

A fur piece distant.

 

[Keith]

Looks like a nice piece of wood. Should have some good figure in the butt stock. When's the delivery date?

 

[Stumpkiller]

I told him specifically not to give me a date, just keep me posted when it starts and an occasional update as it progresses. I put a deposit down 11 months ago and ordered the barrel and lock in May.

I'm guessing mid-March, but I'm not fretting over it (though, of course, I'm eager). John owns and runs a tree farm, orchard and lumber mill, and he doesn't gunsmith when the trees are demanding his time. We only agreed that it will be done in time for me to get her sighted in for next big-game season (or no later than September 2005 +/-).

 

[KyFlintlock]

I can't wait to see more pics of her!

 

[TexasMLer]

:thumbsup:

That is going to be a very nice piece. The wood is beautiful. But my favorite picture is the first one of the triggerguard and the buttplate. It is really neat to see a one-off piece like that. It just screams ONE-OF-A-KIND! In other words, not mass-produced. Special. :thumbsup:

 

[Tlukes]

Stumpy
Whats the status on her?

 

[Stumpkiller]

No update since the second set of pictures.
Stumpy's Cherry Girl #2

John was at a show in Princetown, IL this weekend and was working on two other projects prior to that. Hope to have some news on Cherry soon.