Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Twin Rifles by Ian Pratt

A pair of Deep River school inspired rifles, made for two guys who have been friends for many years. 







Copy by Ian Pratt with photos by Maryellen Pratt.
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  1. Rifle1776May 28, 2014 at 9:49 AM

    Very nice work. Are they as close to identical as they appear in the photos? Those may be the first swivel box lids that I like

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  2. KermitMay 28, 2014 at 10:40 AM

    Wonderful. Among the nicest rifles I've ever seen.

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  3. MickCMay 28, 2014 at 1:12 PM

    WOW!! Those are amazing. Beautifully crafted and love the swivel boxes....Mick C

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  4. UnknownMay 28, 2014 at 6:09 PM

    What calibre are the longrifles?

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  5. Ian PrattMay 28, 2014 at 9:17 PM

    Thank you for the nice compliments - there is some slight variation in the the forge and filework between the two, but yes the rifles are pretty much twins. I did give the stock and metal finish some subtle differences in character so the rifles would look more like siblings than clones.
    They were built around a pair of nice slim 4 foot long .40 caliber barrels that Ed Rayl made for me. Great shooters, was fun sighting them in! Had kind of a run on big caliber rifles and smoothbores for a while so these made for a nice change.
    The swiveling boxes are really a neat feature, have been seeing more of them on new guns since Bill Ivey's book on the North Carolina schools of gunmaking came out.

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  6. UnknownMay 29, 2014 at 7:05 AM

    Absolutely stunning!

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  7. BooneMay 31, 2014 at 8:06 PM

    Ian, Your work is beautiful, inspiring and yet so traditional and unique at the same time. The Truth is in paradoxes and these are certainly true American Longriflles!!

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