43rd Tennessee Kentucky Rifle Show

 
"Dinner will be ready soon."

FRIDAY NIGHT DINER

6:00pm on Friday night is the BBQ Dinner at the show venue. Reservations for the dinner and lunches must be made in advance: by Friday, April 23rd.  There are a limited number of dinners. Lunch is available both days. 

Show Admission only:  $10.00 each
6’ Tables with BBQ dinner:  $80.00
Admissions with BBQ dinner: $30.00 each
BBQ dinner only:  $25.00 each
Lunches: Friday ___ Saturday ___ $10.00 each meal

The large dining room will be used for tables. Food will not be self served. Eating will be at your table or in the small room with tables and booths.

Friday-Saturday April 30-May 1, 2021

Jubilee Banquet Facility 

6700 Jubilee Center Way Knoxville, TN 37912  

Questions?

Contact Randal Pierce 865-982-6538 tnky.rifles@gmail.com

Photo: Title: Interior of mountain farmhouse, Appalachian Mountains near Marshall, North Carolina Creator(s): Mydans, Carl, photographer Related Names: United States. Resettlement Administration. Date Created/Published: 1936 Mar.

Quillwork by Bill Wright

 

Photography supplied by Bill and Vicki Wright.

Rifle by Wallace Gusler

 

43rd Tennessee Kentucky Rifle Show: BBQ Dinner and Lunch RSVP

 

John Walker was the father of 11 children, including the famous Walker Sisters. He was a skilled blacksmith, carpenter, miller, and farmer. Proud of his orchard, he posed for this photo with a basket of cherries that he grew.

FRIDAY NIGHT DINER

6:00pm on Friday night is the BBQ Dinner at the show venue. Reservations for the dinner and lunches must be made in advance: by Friday, April 23rd.  There are a limited number of dinners. Lunch is available both days. 

Show Admission only:  $10.00 each
6’ Tables with BBQ dinner:  $80.00
Admissions with BBQ dinner: $30.00 each
BBQ dinner only:  $25.00 each
Lunches: Friday ___ Saturday ___ $10.00 each meal

Friday-Saturday April 30-May 1, 2021

Jubilee Banquet Facility 

6700 Jubilee Center Way Knoxville, TN 37912  

Questions?

Contact Randal Pierce 865-982-6538 tnky.rifles@gmail.com

Photo by NPS Archives

Cowan's Auction: Carved Bone Crucifix

Possibly Mi'kmaq or Maliseet, Jesuit IHS inscribed on reverse
length 2.75 in. x width 1 in.
mid-18th century

An example of a crucifix identified as Mi'kmaq or Maliseet is curated within the collections of Musee McCord (No. M3).

Provenance:Descended Through a Prominent Halifax Family

Condition:

Warm patina, soft surface - a very tactile piece

Estimate: $500 - $700

Price Realized Including Buyer's Premium

$1,875

04/16/2021 

Photos and copy from Cowan's.

$102,000.00 Fusil de Chasse

 

This Fusil de Chasse, or hunting musket, contract of 1729 and 1734, was purchased in the early 1960's by Walter O'Connor as part of a large varied collection of antique arms assembled by a long-time auctioneer in New Jersey. The man he had purchased it from has always held it out of the guns for his personal collection. Although the history is unknown Walter felt that it may have been brought home by own of Captain Hezekiah Dunn's New Jersey Ranging & Co. after their service on the New York Frontiers between 1756 and 1760. Walter kept it for two years before selling it to his good friend West White, then 30 years later bought it back from him. When Walter acquired the Fusil it was in as-found and untouched condition but was missing 15-1/8" of the forend and its ramrod. Carl Pippert professionally restored the missing wood and found an original ramrod to fit the gun. The two ferrules closest to the muzzle were professionally made by Carl and are a perfect match to the existing originals. The restoration is so well done that if Walter had not recorded this information, one would have a very hard time discovering it. The barrel has not been lengthened and the lock remains in its original flintlock configuration. The gun remains in untouched, dry attic condition and has never been cleaned in any way. By Walter's count there were originally 244 Wampum beads inlaid into the stock, some were obviously secured by red sealing wax. Of the original beads, there remain 152 full beads today and many other fragments which are not counted. This number includes the initials "IW" and the dated "1759". The Fusil itself features a two stage iron barrel with a small front sight and a groove extending from the tang into the breech. The flat lockplate is stamped "ATVLLE" in the center and stamped with a "D" at the tail. The lock is internally unmarked and on the exterior a crown over a Fleur-de-Lis is stamped below the pan. All typical French furniture is iron. The full length walnut stock is of typical early French form and profusely decorated with beaded designs, initials and date. A small piece at the toe was obviously replaced during the period of use of the Fusil. The wrist displays an attractive inlaid lead or pewter repair done early in the gun's life. A relief carved tear drop around the barrel tang surrounded by a punch-dot decorated border. The Fusil is in fantastic condition and retains a dark patina overall. There are various cracks and minor losses to the stock, all resulting from its use during the period. Original and authentic examples of early French Fusils are extremely rare with only a few authentic examples with bead decoration known to exist. Also included is a great deal of research on early French Fusils and trade guns, including copies of many articles and other beaded examples. There are hand-written descriptions of the gun written by Walter O'Connor and a copy of "The Fusil de Tulle in New France 1691-1741" by Russel Bouchard.

Rock Island Auction Company: Alexander Hamilton’s Rev. War Pistols

 

NSN, 58 cal., 9 inch round bbl., blue/bright finish, walnut stock. These pistols are universally recognized as being among the most historically significant weapons known to exist. Few firearms owned and used by founding fathers during the American Revolutionary War survive, and none that we know of (other than this pair) remain in private hands. Only two founders, Washington and Hamilton served in the Continental Army with distinction.

These and other artifacts were maintained by the Hamilton family for nearly one hundred and fifty years until the 1940s when they were sold by his great-great-grandson Schuyler Hamilton III. Although historians, collectors and owners of various historical arms may attempt to compare these weapons to others, the Founding Father War Pistols presented in this lot are the only pistols known with family documentation in the form of notarized affidavits. They have a documented, unbroken chain of ownership from the time of their original sale out of the Hamilton Grange mansion (now a US National Park): Alexander Hamilton National Memorial, to present.

More information and photographs can be found here.

More information about Rock Island Auction can be found here.

43rd Tennessee Kentucky Rifle Show

"Can the dogs go too, Pa?"

 Friday-Saturday April 30-May 1, 2021

Jubilee Banquet Facility 

6700 Jubilee Center Way Knoxville, TN 37912  

FRIDAY NIGHT DINER

6:00pm on Friday night is the BBQ Dinner at the show venue. Reservations for the dinner and lunches must be made in advance: by Friday, April 23rd.  There are a limited number of dinners. Lunch is available both days. 

Show Admission only:  $10.00 each
6’ Tables with BBQ dinner:  $80.00
Admissions with BBQ dinner: $30.00 each
BBQ dinner only:  $25.00 each
Lunches: Friday ___ Saturday ___ $10.00 each meal

Questions?

Contact Randal Pierce 865-982-6538 tnky.rifles@gmail.com

Powder Horn by Scott Sibley

 

Photography supplied by Scott Sibley.

Rifle by Jim Parker

 

Photography by Jan Riser.