44th Tennessee Kentucky Rifle Show

 

"We are ready, willing and able. We will be there."

Friday-Saturday April 22-23, 2022

Jubilee Banquet Facility 

6700 Jubilee Center Way Knoxville, TN 37912  

"Wayne Elliott Special Award"

FRIDAY NIGHT DINER

6:00pm on Friday night is the BBQ Dinner at the show venue. Reservations for the dinner must be made in advance. There are a limited number of dinners. Lunch is available both days. Contact Randal Pierce for more information. This year the BBQ dinner is NOT included in your table cost.

Registration Form

Name: _______________________________  Phone: ___________

Address:  _______________________________________________

City/State/Zip:  __________________________________________

Email:  ________________________________________________

Show Admission only:  Number ___ @ $10.00 ………….. ________

6’ Table with 2 admissions: Number.  @$65.00 ………….. ________

(BBQ Dinner not included)

Admissions with BBQ dinner:  Number ___@ $30.00 …... ________

BBQ dinner only:  Number ___ @ $25.00 ……………….. ________

Lunches Friday ___ Saturday ___ @ $10.00 ……………    ________

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

Southern Ohio Artisan Workshops

 

Attention Nurses! As a thank you to nurses, Southern Ohio Artisan Workshops has a new scholarship that will pay for one recipient to attend Maryellen Pratt's Hunting Pouch Workshop on May 14-15, 2022 during the Traditional Skills Weekend. The scholarship will cover the cost of tuition plus onsite meals, lodging and materials for the class. To apply for the scholarship please send an email describing your career as a nurse and your interest in the class, plus any related skills or interests you wish to include. Send your email entry to us at ohioworkshops@hotmail.com

We will only be able to select one recipient this time - the deadline for applying is April 10th, 2022 and we will announce the winner on April 12th.

For more information on the Hunting Pouch Workshop and other classes offered during the Traditional Skills Weekend (bowmaking, flintknapping, the new penmanship/calligraphy class plus several others) please visit the Southern Ohio Artisan Workshops website

https://www.southernohioartisanworkshops.com/

Rifle by Jessie Brennan

 

Photography by Jan Riser.

Circa 1730 German Swivel Rifle

This is a very early Swivel Rifle in great "Unaltered Condition". The Rifle stock is made of very dense Walnut. The stock finish is original. It has a very early thick stock with a very unusual Two piece Butt plate. The front top finial bends only half the way back down the back floor rest, then it has a small toe plate on the back bottom with 1 1/4" gap between the two. There are two barrels, both are swamped being 28" long, they are both 62 cal. One rifled and one smooth bore. The rifled barrel has a beautiful rear site. The rifle has a Single set trigger, the real early feature is the 11" trigger pull, The Cheekpiece is very pronounced having a profile where the front drops below the stock profile, it has a deep grooved lower forstock molding. The Brass trimmed wooden patchbox has real unique Spring, it is hidden inside of the lid edge. Everything on the rifle ends in the same finial design, the earliest Kentucky Rifles were styled after these early German Guns. The reason I stressed in Unaltered Condition is that the very biggest amount of a Kentuckies today have re-cut engraving, Carving added, Inlays added, and refinished stocks. It is a shame, the people doing this "Damage" know better, but for added value, look the other way. I suggest to look back at what Joe Kindig said about care of the rifles. As of right now the great Rochester rifle is being reworked, that will end it being original instantly. What I have said here, is known by all, few follow the rule. This Swivel Early Rifle has come through time with only the Conversion to percussion and will remain that way.

 

Supplied photos and copy by Steve Boyleston.