Early Hudson Valley Fowler by Ken Gahagan

Photos supplied by Ken Gahagan.

32nd Tennessee Kentucky Rifle Show

The 32nd annual Tennessee Kentucky Rifle Show will be held Friday and Saturday April 23-24, 2010, at the Museum of Appalachia just north of Knoxville.  KRA and CLA members and any visitors to this blog are welcome and are hereby invited.  The show features antique longrifles and related accouterments, particularly those from the South.  Handcrafted contemporary longrifles and accouterments are welcome as well.   Tables are $75.00, which includes one ticket to the Friday night BBQ dinner (pork and chicken and all the trimmings).  For non-exhibitors, admission with BBQ dinner is $20.00; admission only, without dinner, is $10.00.   Call or email Wayne Elliott, (770) 823-2970 or welaw@mindspring.com. to make reservations, for a flier or for more information.

SPECIAL PRESENTATION

Saturday, April 24th at 10 am

"One Tennessee Rifle: Three Stories"

Presented by Randal Pierce

With special permission of the owners, Randal Pierce will present an early Baxter Bean rifle that the family has treasured since it was first built.  This rifle and its accouterments have never before even been pictured in any detail.  Randal will provide the latest research about Baxter Bean and will relate the fascinating history of the rifle's ownership and use in Cades Cove, now a part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Copy by Wayne Elliott. Photo of Hacker Martin's Gris Mill at the Museum of Appalachia by Jan Riser.

Artist and Displays Lake Cumberland C.L.A. Mini Show: 2010

Joe Mills Display

Steve Auvenshine

James Blake

Lisa Crews above two Displays

Greg Hudson of Weeping Heart Traders

Charlie Miller items in Sandy and Gary Ganas Display

Joe Mill Bags in Sandy and Gary Ganas Display

Rayl Barrels Display

Photos taken at the 2010 Lake Cumberland Mini CLA Show by Jan Riser.

Jim Kibler

Not based on any particular original rifle the architecture is somewhat influenced by the early sliding wood box rifle Wallace attributes to Shenendoaha county Virginia. The carving is a compelation of my own ideas and details from some European examples. The rifle is 58 caliber. I didn't want to wait for a custom barrel, so I profiled the exterior of this barrel myself. It has a big breech and tapers rather quickly but doesn't have a lot of flare at the muzzel. The barrel profile helps in acheiving the stock architecture which tapers pretty strongly in both directions from the breech area. This architecture is similar to that seen on some fowlers and trade guns. The wood is a good piece that originally came from Fredie Harrison and is stained with iron nitrate.

Copy and photos supplied by Jim Kibler.

Antique Horns

Photos supplied by Tim Crosby.

Blog Update

February 9, 2008 we started the blog. The next post was on February 29th and we have been posting everyday since then. Since then we have posted over 10,000 photos and over 1,050,000 photos have been viewed large. We have featured over 350 artist in 1,858 post.

We appreciate everyone who looks at this blog, everyone who leaves comments and send us emails. We particularly appreciate all those who send us examples of work and who point out to us those individuals the deserve to be showcased.

Thanks for viewing. Art, Jan and Robert.

Frontier Rifle by Jack Brooks

This rifle, circa 1760, has been made to represent a rifle made on the frontier from a mixture of recycled gun parts. The 60 caliber barrel made by John Getz is 44 inches long. The Germanic style lock is a customized RE Davis Colonial Lock. The engraved butt plate and trigger guard are from a German Indian trade gun, the side plate and ramrod pipes are from an English Type G Indian trade gun, and the silver thumb piece is from a French Indian trade gun. The curly maple stock is decorated with relief and incise carving. The stock architecture and carving designs are similar to the famous Joh Shreit 1761 rifle from Reading, PA. The rifle has been artificially aged to have the look and feel of a fine antique rifle.

Copy and photos supplied by Jack Brooks.

Marks

Jim Faulkner's Mark

Brian Barker's Marks

Photos by Jan Riser.

Wildlife Report from Lake Cumberland Mini Show: 2010

There were turkeys and deer sighted during the weekend.

Photos by Jan Riser.

Robert Watts

Photo supplied by Dixie Gun Works.

Ft. Toulouse -Ft. Jackson French and Indian War Encampment

"The Encampment on the Alabama." will be held April 17-18, 2010. Friday, April 16th will be set-up day. The event will begin 9:00 am on Saturday, April 17th through 3:00 pm Sunday, April 18th. The aim is to show the public the protagonist of the French and Indian War; the British, French, Spanish and Indians. In addition, life at a French Frontier Fort in the year 1756 is demonstrated.

Participation as a reenactor is by invitation only.

Fort Toulouse is a re-creation of the last or 3rd French fort built between 1749 and 1751. It is located at the junction of the Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers. It is north of Montgomery and south of Weptumpkia, Alabama. This area was first used by nomadic hunters around 5000 B.C., later Indians established large hunting base camps between the two rivers around 400 A.D.

Photos from the 2009 French and Indian Spring Encampment. These photos are from a site of the volunteers of the Living History Groups based at Ft. Toulouse and Ft. Jackson.

Curt Lyles Bag

A small pouch made of bark tanned squirrel hide.

Photo supplied by Curt Lyles.