Menawa Collection

Rifle by Earl Lanning

Knife and Sheath by Roger Anderson, Charles Miller and Earl Lanning

Pipe Ax by Rick Gutherie, Charles Miller and Earl Lanning

Powder Horn by John Barrett

Beaded Sheath and Dave and Diane Chambers

Beaded Bag by Dave and Diane Chambers

Photographed at the 2010 Tennessee Kentucky Rifle Show by Jan Riser.

Knife and Beaded Sheath by Dave and Diane Chambers for Menawa

A beaded sheath and primitive knife added to the Menawa collection by the current owner.

Photographed at the 2010 Tennessee Kentucky Rifle Show by Jan Riser.

Original Menawa Collection

Rifle by Earl Lanning

Knife and Sheath by Roger Anderson, Charles Miller and Earl Lanning

Pipe Ax by Rick Gutherie, Charles Miller and Earl Lanning

Powder Horn by John Barrett

Photographed at the 2010 Tennessee kentucky Rifle Show by Jan Riser.

Additional Photographs of the Menawa Pipe Ax by Richard Guthrie, Charles Miller and Earl Lanning

Photographs from the original post on the Menawa pipe ax can be found here.

Photographed at the 2010 Tennessee Kentucky Rifle Show by Jan Riser.

Additional Photographs of the Menawa Knife and Sheath by Roger Anderson, Charles Miller and Earl Lanning

Photo from the original post on the Menawa knife can be see here.

Photographed at the 2010 Tennessee Kentucky Rifle Show by Jan Riser.

John Barrett Horn for Menawa

The designs on the horn are based on early Native American pottery.

Photographed at the 2010 Tennessee Kentucky Rifle Show by Jan Riser.

The Artisans of the Menawa Collection

Charles Miller and Earl Lanning

Rifle

Earl Lanning made and decorated the rifle with help and encouragement from many friends including Charles Miller. The barrel was given to Earl by William Melton – a friend from Ashville, N.C. The barrel’s origin was the Sipsey River of Alabama and is quite possibly from the era that the rifle purports to be from – the first quarter of the 19th Century.

Tomahawk

Richard Gutherie forged the blade of the Tomahawk. Charles Miller completed the piece while Earl Lanning did the decoration.

Earl Lanning and Roger Anderson

Knife

Roger Anderson forged the blade. Charles Miller built the knife and Earl lanning did the decoration.

Powder Measure

The powder measure was made by Charles Miller.

Powder Horn

The powder horn was made by John Barrett in a southern tradition.

Copy and photos supplied by Bill Ruggie.

John Bull for Menawa by Earl Lanning

This is Earl's interpretation of what a rifle would look like as made by John Bull for Menawa. John Bull lived at Warrior Mountain, Alabama and could have been there when Menawa was in Alabama. The barrel was from the Sipsey River area which is near Warrior Mountain. 

Research on Indian motifs done by Doug Rogers.

Photographed at the 2010 Tennessee Kentucky Rifle Show by Jan Riser.