This is a great example of how good lines, good workmanship and nice hand made iron mounts can carry a gun, with no other embellishment needed. It is fun to see the influence of the original southern longrifles, evolving through several "generations" of contemporary longrifle "schools" or styles. Look closely at this gun and first you see strong influences from Ian Pratt - look even closer and you see the influence of the House brothers, all with Marc's own unique variations on the hardware details. There really is a talented group of gunmakers developing around Ian Pratt and Jim Kibler's gunmaking classes up in northeast Ohio...including some of some of the finest iron mounted Appalachian style guns being made today.
Copy by Guy Montfort and photographed at the 2010 Tennessee Kentucky Rifle Show by Jan Riser.
This is a great example of how good lines, good workmanship and nice hand made iron mounts can carry a gun, with no other embellishment needed. It is fun to see the influence of the original southern longrifles, evolving through several "generations" of contemporary longrifle "schools" or styles. Look closely at this gun and first you see strong influences from Ian Pratt - look even closer and you see the influence of the House brothers, all with Marc's own unique variations on the hardware details. There really is a talented group of gunmakers developing around Ian Pratt and Jim Kibler's gunmaking classes up in northeast Ohio...including some of some of the finest iron mounted Appalachian style guns being made today.
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