Muzzlelosader Magazine - June/July 2026 - with Details of Original Strap from T.C. Albert Article and Spread from Matthew Fennewald Article.

 

Waiting for the Hunt, an original oil painting by David Wright.

CONTENTS:
3 Letters from Our Readers
7 People to Watch Robert V. Scrivener III — Andrew Scott Wills
9 Doin’ It Yourself Restoring A Pot-Bellied Pouch, Questions and Answers — T.C. Albert
19 Shooting the Bull Picking a Revolver, Colt or Remington — Mike Nesbitt
27 Dispatches from New England Quiet Boredom on Snowshoes, Part I — Vincent C. Spiotti
33 18th Century Traveler The Squirrel Hunters, Ohio’s Citizen Army — Matt Wulff
41 The Builder’s Bench Building the Three-Box Bean Rifle, Part II — Jim Parker
47 Buffalo Trace 1765 “One Observation More...,” Commonly Carried Shooting Equipment — Nathan Kobuck
55 On the Game Trail One Last Deer — Scott Williams
60 Ungovernably Artistic, Matthew Fennewald — Eric Ewing
73 J. Joseph Henry of Boulton and the Tariff Question of 1832 — Vic Nathan Barkin
82 Old Fort Niagara’s French Castle Turns 300 — Robert Emerson
93 Classified Ads
95 Index of Display Advertisers
96 For the Bookshelf

Ungovernably Artistic, Matthew Fennewald — Eric Ewing

Doin’ It Yourself Restoring A Pot-Bellied Pouch, Questions and Answers — T.C. Albert

The article in Muzzleloader Magazine deals with restoring the bag while these photos are more about the strap.

Details of the original colors of thee strap vs the current colors

Note the original colors of the strap.

Spread of Matthew Fennewald article by Eric Ewing with hide painting from Matthew Fennewald site. Photography of bag and strap details by Jan Riser. 

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ON THE COVER: Detail from The Crossing, an original oil painting by David Wright.

CONTENTS:
3 Letters from Our Readers
7 Prime Possibles
9 Shooting the Bull Watching a Walker — Mike Nesbitt
17 Dispatches from New England Back on the Trail Again, Part I — Returning to the 18th Century — Vincent C. Spiotti
25 18th Century Traveler A Percussion Gun, Part III — Matt Wulff
35 Buffalo Trace 1765 Blanket Coats, Greatcoats, & Capotes — Nathan Kobuck
45 The Builder’s Bench Recreating the Henry Albright 1790 Daisy Head Patchbox, Part II — Jim Parker
53 Forgotten Trails Mayhem on the Kentucky Frontier — James A. Crutchfield 57 On the Game Trail White Smoke, Black Stags — David Ciekot
64 Earl Lanning, Pioneer of the Longrifle Culture — Mel Hankla
81 A Perilous Winter Journey; a Contract, a Deadline and “The Death of a Dog” — Part III — Gary J. Peterson
93 Classified Ads
95 Index of Display Advertisers
96 For the Bookshelf

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This issue was mailed out on 1/25/24.

ON THE COVER: Detail from The Deer Hunter, an original oil painting by Michael Coleman.

CONTENTS:
3 Letters from Our Readers
5 Shooting the Bull A Little Bit of Everything — Mike Nesbitt
13 Dispatches from New England The Most Difficult Challenges of Them All — Vincent C. Spiotti
23 18th Century Traveler A Percussion Gun, Part II — Matt Wulff
31 The Builder’s Bench Recreating the Henry Albright 1790 Daisy Head Patchbox — Jim Parker
39 Buffalo Trace 1765 The Basics of Setting Up a Short Trek — Nathan Kobuck
49 On the Game Trail Big Boy, The 3 Stooges, and the “Tree” — Ken Wood
52 John Barrett & the Natural Folk Art Flow — Eric Ewing
67 A Perilous Winter Journey; a Contract, a Deadline and “The Death of a Dog” — Part II — Gary J. Peterson
79 Daniel Boone Day: Dispatches from Across the Big Muddy — Ted Franklin Belue
93 Classified Ads
95 Index of Display Advertisers
96 For the Bookshelf

Louie Parker in the Pages of the January/February 2022 Issue of Muzzeloader

 

ON THE COVER:

Detail from The Hunters, an original oil painting by David Wright. From the collection of Ken & Linda Grimes.

CONTENTS:
3 Letters from Our Readers
7 Doin’ It Yourself A Leather Covered Powder Flask — T. C. Albert
17 Shooting the Bull The Mystery Continues — Mike Nesbitt
25 Cache of the Hollow Tree The Remarkable Life of Sam Houston, Part VI — Tony Hunter
33 Dispatches from New England Noble Training — Vincent C. Spiotti
43 18th Century Traveler If I Cannot Be Daniel Boone, I Guess I Will Be Simon Kenton Instead, Part II — Matt Wulff
53 On the Game Trail Texas Rio Grande Turkey Hunt — Mike Yancey
60 Commitment and Craftsmanship: Master Arms Maker Louie Parker — Joshua Shepherd
75 Winter Gear — Nathan Kobuck
83 And the Beat Goes On, Jim Chambers Passes the Reins to Daughter Barbie — Dick Weaver
89 The Honourable Company of Horners 25th Anniversary Auction — Kris Polizzi
95 A Visit to the Museum of the American Revolution — Dick Weaver
109 Classified Ads
111 Index of Display Advertisers
112 For the Bookshelf

Commitment and Craftsmanship: Master Arms Maker Louie Parker

The above and below photos were supplied to Muzzleloader Magazine from the blog to use in the article. Not all photos were used.

Louie deserved to have an article written about him. He is a man of amazing talent and a gentleman.

Many of the photographs in the article were done by Louie's wife, Faye.

All work by Louie Parker on the blog can be seen here.

Photography by Jan Riser.

Muzzleloader Magazine: July/August 2021

Article on Charlie Brown.

Work by Charlie Brown that has been showcased on the blog can be found here.

This article features a bag and horn set owned by the iconic Art Reisler.

The bag and horn set is owned by Art Riser.

So if you are calling Art "iconic" you need to spell his name correctly.

Items for the 25th CLA Fundraising Auction are shown.

To see the auction items on the blog look here.

Photos from Muzzleloader Facebook page.

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ON THE COVER:

Detail from Lure of the Mountains, an original casein painting by David Wright.

CONTENTS:
3 Letters from Our Readers
7 People to Watch — Jason W. Gatliff
9 Doin’ It Yourself “Glass, is that you?” — T. C. Albert
19 Shooting the Bull The Quad-Club Match — Mike Nesbitt
27 Cache of the Hollow Tree The Remarkable Life of Sam Houston, Part II — Tony Hunter
35 Dispatches from New England Keep My Distance and Be Social — Vincent C. Spiotti
45 18th Century Traveler We Cannot All be Robert Rogers — Matt Wulff
55 Portals in Time Tales that Bear Telling, Part III—Euro/American Bear Hunting, Through the Eyes of Meshach Browning — Mark Sage
61 On the Game Trail Something Kept Telling Me... — Daniel Roberts
68 David Wright — American Frontier Artist — Joe Jansen
82 The Contemporary Longrifle Association—Preserving the Heritage Arts of Frontier America — Joshua Shepherd
92 Death to the Highwayman! — Ted Franklin Belue
109 Classified Ads
111 Index of Display Advertisers
112 For the Bookshelf

The May/June 2021 issue was mailed out on Friday, April 16th.

For more information look here.

Muzzleloading Magazine: Jim Chambers Article by Eric Ewing

CONTENTS:
Contents
3 Letters from Our Readers
7 Prime Possibles
11 Doin’ It Yourself Scrounging Up a Great Supply Horn — T. C. Albert
17 Shooting the Bull Taking Small Game with Pistols — Mike Nesbitt
25 Cache of the Hollow Tree Robert E. Lee—Before The Civil War, Part II — Tony Hunter
35 Dispatches from New England New Hampshire Outpost, The Fort at Number 4, Part V — Renewed Hostilities and Captivity — Vincent C. Spiotti
43 18th Century Traveler What’s in Your Wallet, or Bag? — Matt Wulff
52 On the Game Trail A Utah Pronghorn Hunt — Herbert G. Troester
64 The Artistry of Jim Chambers — Eric Ewing
79 Fur Trade Blades — Paul T. Berry
88 Speculating on Spectacles — William J. Evelyn
97 Equipping a Smoothbore Hunting Pouch — Mike Beliveau
109 Classified Ads
111 Index of Display Advertisers
112 For the Bookshelf

"The Artistry of Jim Chambers" by Eric Ewing in the November/December issue of Muzzleloading Magazine.

More pictures of this rifle can be seen here.

More work by Jim and photos of his shop can be found here.

Photograph of Jim by Jan Riser.

Muzzleloader Magazine

ON THE COVER: Honored Warrior by David Wright. The painting is based on a description by James Adair in 1775 of a Cherokee man wearing a horned head dress.

CONTENTS:
3 Letters from Our Readers
7 Prime Possibles
9 People to Watch — Jason W. Gatliff
11 Doin’ It Yourself Making A Traditional German Style Hunting Pouch, Part II — T. C. Albert
19 Shooting the Bull While On the Trail — Mike Nesbitt
26 Cache of the Hollow Tree General Zachary Taylor Invades Texas, Part II — Tony Hunter
37 Dispatches from New England New Hampshire Outpost, The Fort at Number 4, Part II — Vincent C. Spiotti
45 18th Century Traveler To Equip a Soldier — Matt Wulff
53 The Writings of a Mad Woman No Other Covering but the Heavens and Our Blankets — Suzanne Thomson
62 On the Game Trail Flintlock Pig in Lead-Free California — Peter Andresen
70 Function, Friendship, & the Fine Art of Bill Wright — Joshua Shepherd
84 The Santa Fe Trail: Origins and Life along the Trail, 1821–1845 — Michael Phillips
101 One Man’s Thoughts on Mass Produced Muzzleloaders — Mike Lein
109 Classified Ads
111 Index of Display Advertisers
112 For the Bookshelf

More information can be found here.

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Jason Gatliff is normally at the Lake Cumberland Show. There is an article in the January/February 2019 issue of Muzzleloader about the 25 years of the Lake Cumberland Kentucky Rifle Show this weekend which was written by Mike Mills. 

ON THE COVER: Detail from Almost Quiet, an original oil painting by John Buxton.

CONTENTS:
3 Letters from Our Readers
5 People to Watch — Jason W. Gatliff
9 Doin’ It Yourself Making Up a Small Hunting Sword — T. C. Albert
17 Shooting the Bull The Practical Popper — Mike Nesbitt
25 Cache of the Hollow Tree A Stitch in Time — Tony Hunter
35 Dispatches from New England January Thaw — Vincent C. Spiotti
44 Portals in Time In and out of Time Part IV: Final—In the Footprints of Kenton and Boone — Mark Sage
55 On the Game Trail The Wedge—A Novice Elk Hunter’s True Story of High Adventure — Jason Lenz
60 Student, Teacher, Maker: Art DeCamp — Eric Ewing
77 The Comanche Lance Part II: The Weapon — Fred Stutzenberger
84 From Humble Beginnings—25 Years of Friendship and Learning—The Lake Cumberland Kentucky Rifle Show — Mike Mills
91 Unscrewing Some of the Mysteries of a Screw Tip Horn—A Simple Way to Make a Screw Tip Powder Horn— Fred Lipp
100 2019 Alamo Symposium—A Gathering to Remember — Gary L. Foreman
109 Classified Ads
111 Index of Display Advertisers
112 For the Bookshelf

More information on Muzzleloader Magazine can be found here.

The Johnson City School of Gunsmithing by Randal Pierce in Muzzleloading Magazine

The March/April 2018 MUZZLELOADER magazine has an article, “The Johnson City School of Gunsmithing” by Randal Pierce with photography by Ric Lambert .

Several of these gunsmiths have had their work shown at the Tennessee Kentucky Rifle Show over the years.  Leroy Fleenor attended the show for a couple of years.

Randal Pierce who wrote the article has been helping with the Tennessee Kentucky Show for years.  This year he and his wife, Linda,  have taken the lead in running the show.  Randal is always willing to share his knowledge.  Jason Gatliff will be at the shows with copies of the magazine for sale as well as back issues of MUZZLELOADER and books for sale.

Hacker Martin is considered the founder of this school.

(1895-1970)


Hacker Martin pistol

Lester Smith, an apprentice to Hacker Martin (right)

(1920-1970)

More photos of this rifle by Lester Smith here.

Leroy Fleenor

(1929-2016)
More photos from this Contemporary Makers Portrait series here.

More of this rifle by Leroy here.

Louis A. Smith

(1927-2000)

More photos of this Louis Smith pistol can be found here.

More photos of horn by Louis here.

Dale Johnson

((1944 –

Donald R. Davidson

(1943-2017)

Dale Johnson and Donald Davidson are two other makers identified with the Johnson City School. Their work can be seen in Muzzleloading Magazine.

The above images have been posted on the Contemporary Makers blog along with more work by these gun makers.