Would like to see some Early Virginia Rifles

I am a sucker for Early Virgina Rifles and other early sounthern guns. I would love to see a few photos of what some of you guys may have...I am always look for insperation for a new Southern or Early Virginia Rifle or Smooth Rifle

 

[Trench]

I posted these a few days ago, but here you go. I just received this rifle from TVM on Oct. 30. It's nothing fancy, but nice. .58 caliber.

 

[mazo kid]

Indeed, it IS nicely done!

 

[tg]

Most early Virginia guns or any guns for that matter are mainly speculative reproductions based on what little we do know of the early traits/styles in the earliest surviving guns we have availablr to study, mine is a Chambers early Virginia smoothrifle with 42" swamped oct barrel, colonial lock and diminuitive cheekpiece suggesting an English influence, Mike Brooks posted somewhewre on this forum a basic guide to achive what we feel an early gun might be composed of based on the trends of the surviving pre Rev war guns and European guns of the time.Click on the pic for a small slide show.The wooden patchbox does not show well and I did not get a pic of the left side of the gun but it is the general theme that Chambers Early Virginia has except it is smoothbored, it does well on squirrels, rabbits and such with shot and could be loaded up for Turkey without a lot of time or effort.

 

[J.D.]

While these aren't smooth, Eric Kettenburg has a couple of VA rifles illustrated on his site.
http://web.mac.com/kettenburgs/iWeb/Site/Virginia Valley.html

 

[Hamourkiller]

Here is my Mark Silver Virginia put together by Allen Martin

 

[dodgecity]

That's a beauty!

 

[romeoh]

:thumbsup: Nice one!

 

[dodgecity]

"Old Ephraim" (top) 50 cal Douglas 42" swamped barrel and Haddaway lock
"Black Hannah" (bottom) 54 cal Getz 42" barrel and L&R lock

 

[54mountain]

here's my .50 po' boy

Galen

42"green mountain barrel L&R Durs Egg lock % iron trim

 

[Riku]

Here's mine

 

[dodgecity]

Really nice, Blackhand.

 

A few options:

1) Mike Brook's interpretation of the Klette Rifle circa 1770s. http://www.fowlingguns.com/klettekit.html

2) An original pre-1774 rifle made by Adam Haymaker http://americanhistoricservices.com/html/adam_haymaker.html

3) Joseph Bogle circa 1795-1810 http://americanhistoricservices.com/html/jos_bogle.html

4) Jacob Young circa 1800-1815 http://americanhistoricservices.com/html/jacob_young.html

Sean

 

[Riku]

Thanks man! My friend made it about 5 years ago and it has serve me well.
It is .54 cal

 

[blueridger]

Nice looking rifles.

 

[lawandorder]

Nice images of those Virginia rifles. Thanks for sharing.

 

[rkmeyer]

Great stuff guys. :hatsoff: Thanks
Dusty :wink: