Southern Flintlock Rifle Quarter sawn Maple .40 cal

Another beautiful rifle! Some close-ups would really show the craftsmanship it takes to make one of these rifles. Very impressive work. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

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Absolutely beautiful! My son is a fan of the history regarding this time . . . I will have to share this posting with him!

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Wow. Very impressive work.

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Thats a beautiful rifle.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

I’m a long time student of the longrifle and am working on my 3rd rifle, in early Lancaster style with a swamped .54 barrel. I hunt with the flintlock rifle in the Upper Peninsula.

-- "Heaven is North of the Bridge"

I am working on a (2) M1a/M14 laminated stocks two different woods for two built in National Match. I will put some pics up in progress. The stock is done just needs final fitting and finishing. It is bedded. one barrel is 1-11 twist and one is 1-12 twist .308 Cal Have to be ready for the competition season.

I will post the M1 Garand stock I did. I need to make a matching fore arm but the woods I have used dont match the Stock. I think it is a show piece but the fore arm is not right. 30’06 cal

Good Idea, I have a M1 Carbine and might restock with a good bedded stock, to shoot it at Camp Perry Competition.

Building also Mountain rifle half stock 1850 period.

Rev war Peace tomahawk with tobacco bowl on one end.

-- Major Walt Timoschuk,III

Stunning piece. I,ve only fired black powder once using a short cavalry musket from the Maori war period in Naw Zealand and I can see how it would be addictive. Looking forward to more.

-- if the hand is not working it is not a pure hand

Awesome! I wanna try that.

Great looking piece.

I have a book on building one and will one of these days.

I did make a stock for my Weatherby 7mm Remington mag.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Gary Well done excellent looking stock Walnut? Looks like out of the stump with the burl in the shoulder stock behind the comb. Well Done!!!!

-- Major Walt Timoschuk,III

Perhaps the Kentucky longrifle is the only firearm that has also taken it’s place as a true form of early American Art, as well as being a functional item. It is also the practical precedent of the application of the then new 2nd amendment. As families moved west to new farm lands in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and Illinois they took their longrifles with them for protection and to provide food. They truly were the “people” ....certainly not the National Guard as some opponents of gun ownership prefer to interpret the 2nd amendment.

In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, different schools of the riflemaking craft developed in Pennslyvania, Maryland, and to a lesser extent, Virginia. Master gunsmiths took on apprentices, and in time each area had distinctive features. Experts today can look at a rifle and tell where it was made, approximately when, and often who the gunsmith was. The Civil War, and the industrial revolution created vast changes in how firearms were manufactured. Even so, the craft never completely died out. Today, there are more fine craftsmen making longrifles than at any time in our history. Check out the Contemporary Longrifle Association, www.longrifle.ws

-- "Heaven is North of the Bridge"

Nice wrok & beautiful rifle. I want to try a Lehigh Valley-Allentown next. That is the most radical of the schools. Just like a Sharps, they’re so homely it makes them intriging. What all do the Sons of the Revolution do in your area? They just meet once a month here, so I sort of lost interest and never bothered to finish the paper work.

8iowa, thanks for posting the Contemporary longrifle Assn, I have never heard of them before.

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Beautiful!!! I’ve done a .40cal Cherry Tennessee rifle from scratch, except for the barrel and lock, so I like your style.

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Beautiful work! (I put you on my buddies list to follow your future projects.) I really like the detailing you did on the previous rifle’s cheek piece. Now are these one piece of wood? And what kind of finish do you use?

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

TopamaxSuvivor

What is the SAR?

The SAR is a historical, educational, and patriotic non-profit, United States 501©3, corporation that seeks to maintain and extend

• the institutions of American freedom
• an appreciation for true patriotism
• a respect for our national symbols
• the value of American citizenship
• the unifying force of e pluribus unum that has created, from the people of many nations, one nation and one people.
  We do this by perpetuating the stories of patriotism, courage, sacrifice, tragedy, and triumph of the men who achieved the independence of the American people in the belief that these stories are universal ones of man’s eternal struggle against tyranny, relevant to all time, and will inspire and strengthen each succeeding generation as it too is called upon to defend our freedoms on the battlefield and in our public institutions.

Our Chapter does a lot. Wreath Across America Program http://www.wreaths-across-america.org/
We work on placing a wreath on every grave of every person that served to sustain our great nation.
We help get stones on unmarked graves of the men and women that served our country from the Revolutionary War period to now.
Eagle Scout Contest
Rumbaugh Oratory Contest open to all young men and women 16 yo and up
Knight Essay Contest Open to all young men and women 16 yo and up

Work with BSA organization
Work with Girl Scout program
Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program

We recognize the youth of America to reinforce the ideals we grew up with. That have been torn away from the schools. Respect for the flag, the pledge of allegience, what every part of the flag means, patriotic music and why it was written, who wrote it and why.

Patriotic recognition
The Sons of the American Revolution’s purpose, as part of its charter, is to promote Patriotism. One of the methods of promoting Patriotism is to recognize and honor those civilians, Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Safety Personnel, or other officials who are non-military personnel with awards for their acts of Patriotism.

This recognition is bestowed for various reasons. It can simply be given for displaying the Flag of the United States. An award might also be given to an individual who puts him/herself in harm’s way to save and/or ensure the lives of others. Recognition is also given to those who have demonstrated long and devoted service to the United States and the American people by serving their local communities.

The reasons for the awards are as varied as the people who make up the United States of America, but they have one common point – promoting all forms of Patriotic acts.

Who we recognize
Those recognized by the Sons of the American Revolution are put forth as outstanding examples of living patriots among us. Many are average people who do extraordinary things. Some are people who happened to be in the right place and acted out of a care for their fellow Americans more than themselves.

The Sons of the American Revolution has honored Judges, Fire Department personnel, Law Enforcement personnel, Senators, Congress Representatives, Presidents, Corporations, Community Councils, Churches, and individuals from all walks of life.

We honor Eagle Scouts from the Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of America, outstanding JROTC Cadets, and outstanding individuals who represent the future of America in our school systems.

Basically our chapter reinforces the core values we grew up with for our future leaders. The youth of america need a positive roll model.

Our chapter honors our forefathers and mothers that had the initiative to take up the cause to create our country but also honors all the fought for our freedoms.

We get into history. Example Next meeting we have the work of Gen McArthur Staff Photographer being presented from his son. He found a whole trunk of photos never seen before from the WW2 Pacific War.

The next meeting they will be going through all the uniforms and equipage used in the Revolutionary war from the various branches with a joint meeting with DAR and CAR.

Basically you get what you put into it and the right chapter makes the difference.

http://www.sar.org/ if anyone is interested take a look at the site.

-- Major Walt Timoschuk,III

Dadoo One piece of wood and the stock formed by hand. I use the same process they used back then on the finish.

-- Major Walt Timoschuk,III

Minuteman, sorry I caused yoiu so much typing ;-) I was wondering what your local chapter did that you used the rifle in? The chapter here just meets and talks about their ancestors as far as i could tell. Not too much action for an active sort of guy. A friend told me one of them is a direct decendant of A Hamalton. My first cousin, a few genreations back was Arron Burr ;-)) Not sure I’d be too welcome! OOps, I just reread your post, I see you use it in the color guard. It is a mighty fine piece! I’m gonna put you on the buddy list, I don’t want to miss another.

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TopamaxSuvivor

No Problem. I use it in Color Guard, Honor Guard, SAR & DAR Grave Redications & Initial Grave markings with the Federal Stone, Used at laying the wreath when President Ford Died and was laid to rest in Grand Rapids, teaching Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts principals of the black powder firearm and showing how it is fired, target shooing also OVTA remembrance and Reenactment http://www.ovta.org/ Dressed in a white double cape hunting frock coat outfit used in the Revolutionary war.
Be proud of your ancestors no matter who they are they shaped the country.

-- Major Walt Timoschuk,III

MMmmm HHmmmm, guns, and woodworking. Two of my favorite things. Looks good.

-- Adventure? Heh! Excitement? Heh! A Woodworker craves not these things!

Great looking rifle. I built a few buying barreled actions and putting stocks on them

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

This is very beautiful! My husband Darryl and son Chris own several powder guns. Man, what a gun to cherish making your own like this. Thanks for sharing, very impressive work and I bet it was alot of fun to make!

-- Cathy Krumrei

Lot of fun, labor of enjoyent, and lot of fun afterwards. I built one for my wife and she enjoys shooting it. Shortened the comb so the stock fits her great.

-- Major Walt Timoschuk,III

Shooting flint is just like flyfishing; it’s for the sport of it, not the result. I shot them for years in competition against precussion rifles. One day a fellow ask me if I had really said, “It is more important to shoot flint than to win matches?” Well, of course it is! :-)

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

Minuteman, I’m proud on them. Some times I think Arron was right, the western half of the US should have been a separate nation :-) When I carve a stock, there has only been half a dozen, I like to put the Sons of Libery mark on just in front of the trigger guard just as they did, even on modern stocks.

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

SUPER JOB! Great craftsmanship its always a bonus when it shoots a good group.

-- Bernie Stemplinger

Beautiful work. Shooting flint will certainly teach you to follow through after hammer falls. :-)

I am looking forward to seeing your Garand stock.

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