13th Annual Eastern Pennsylvania Longrifle Show. It will be held at the Wyndham Garden in York, PA this Nov. 11th and 13th. The show details are on the flyer attached. The Kentucky Rifle Foundation will have a sales table where you can purchase all our sales products including the reprint of Moravian Gun Making of the American Revolution. Need to pick one up before it sales out again!! This is a great show and the Foundation will be sponsoring an exhibit of signed York rifles.
Accouterments - Frank Willis, Head Judge
Entries will be accepted by the maker only.
Any work not done by the maker must be noted.
Entries will be accepted from 10:00 AM Friday morning to 2:00 PM Saturday afternoon.
All entries must be picked up as soon as the Awards Ceremony is completed (approx. 3:00 PM Sunday). All Entries must remain on the table until then.
All entries must relate to the Long Rifle Culture
If Entry is made by a “junior” (15 yrs. old or younger) and/or is a First-Time entry, please let the attendees know.
Accouterment Categories
Contemporary
Cutlery
Decorated Horn
Hunting Pouch
Miscellaneous Accouterment
Pouch & Horn Combination
Undecorated Powder Horn
Guns - Mike Karkalla, Head Judge
Guns to be entered as Traditional or Contemporary
Additional Awards are for various components and embellishments
Gun Categories
Apprentice
Journeyman
Master
Awards Ceremony will begin right after the Accouterment Awards (Approx. 1:45)
Long Rifles of the American Revolution: How Lancaster County Craftsmen Helped Win the War
Historic Rock Ford in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, consisting of the circa 1794 General Edward Hand Mansion and the John J. Snyder, Jr. Gallery of Early Lancaster County Decorative Arts, will be hosting a new exhibit entitled Long Rifles of the American Revolution: How Lancaster County Craftsmen Helped Win the War from June 1 through October 30, 2022 at the Snyder Gallery.
The exhibit, guest-curated by Pennsylvania long-rifle authority John Kolar, will include approximately 35 Revolutionary War-Era rifles from the collection of Historic Rock Ford as well as loaned rifles and related accoutrements from museums and private collectors from across the nation. Items from lending institutions include such places as the Bucks County Historical Society and the State Museum of Pennsylvania as well as from the private collections of John Kolar, Paul Ware, and the late Joe Kindig, III, just to name a few. Of significant consideration will be two loans from the National Museum of the United States Army: The Thomas Tileston 1773 rifle as well as the 1776 seal of the 1st Continental Regiment, of which Edward Hand was its first commander and also commissioned the fabrication of a regimental standard which contains the image on the seal. Edward Hand’s signature is on the only known surviving document bearing the original imprint from this seal. More information regarding the seal can be found through the Sotheby’s website: https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2014/americana-vo-n09100/lot.353.html
This exhibit represents the first—and perhaps the only—-occasion that these weapons have been brought together in a single exhibition. It will be accented by storyboards, maps, and illustrations from the work of renowned military-history artist Don Troiani (Image above: 1st Continental Regiment – Summer-Winter 1776) all to place these artful weapons in their proper historic context.
The work of such prominent Lancaster artisans as J.P. Beck, Jacob Dickert, Joel Ferree, Heinnerich Fesler, Andreas Albrecht, John Newcomer, Peter Berry, Frederick Fainot, and the Bakers, which are only a few examples, will be showcased. As has been articulated in the writings of both Joe Kindig, Jr., and Joe Kindig III, despite their highly functional purpose, the unique personal styles and advanced artisanship of these rifles has earned them a prominent place in early American decorative arts as fine examples of what was perhaps the “first truly American art form”.
This exhibit will entail far more than a display of Revolutionary War weaponry. Rather, it will be presented in a narrative format to tell the story of how Lancaster County and its rifle makers played a pivotal role in supplying American rifle regiments with a weapon that provided the accuracy and flexibility to successfully overturn the tactics of musket and bayonet wielded by rigid columns of troops that had previously ruled the battlefields of eighteenth-century Europe.
It is particularly appropriate that this exhibit will take place at the Rock Ford estate of Edward Hand, the commanding officer of the 1st Pennsylvania Rifle Regiment, which played a critical role at the Siege of Boston, the Battle of New York and the First and Second Battles of Trenton.
1. Wilderness Road State Park
8051 Wilderness Rd Trail, Ewing, VA 24248
• Powder Horns, Tomahawks and Rifle Gun Accouterments of the Virginia Frontiersman
When: May 14, 2022. Seminar held at 4:45 p.m. in the Visitor’s Center theatre
Join renowned expert Wallace Gusler for an in depth look into long rifle culture of colonial Virginia. Explore the powder horns, tomahawks and rifle accouterments of the legendary frontiersmen of the 18th century.
• Virginia: America’s First Frontier
When: May 13 – 15, 2022. Friday 9AM – 5PM. Saturday 10AM – 5PM. Sunday 10AM . – 3PM.
Cost: $10 per vehicle Friday and Saturday. $4 per vehicle on Sunday.
By May of 1775, men, women, and children were heading west, deep into the harsh wilderness. They follow a trace that leads them to a life of freedom. However, that freedom is often overshadowed by hardships, the likes of which many have never known. The further onto the western fringe they travel, the more important community becomes. Journey to Joseph Martin’s station, Virginia’s final point of rest and resupply, and walk amongst merchants and tradesmen. Meet those individuals who traveled the trace and the indigenous peoples they encountered along their journey. Come and immerse yourself in Virginia: America’s First Frontier.
Friday-Saturday April 22-23, 2022
6700 Jubilee Center Way Knoxville, TN 37912
"Wayne Elliott Special Award"
Registration Form
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(BBQ Dinner not included)
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RSVP for lunches and BBQ dinner due by Friday, April 15th.
Prize drawings will be held at noon on Saturday.
NO PHOTOGRAPHY or VIDEOING without permission of the table holder.
Questions?
Contact Randal Pierce 865-982-6538 tnky.rifles@gmail.com
