• Baroque Rifle

    This rifle, which I have named the “Baroque Rifle,” is a fantasy gun. It is my idea of what an European trained gunsmith might have produced after arriving in this country and after having been exposed to the long rifles being produced by colonial gunsmiths.  The gun is profusely carved […]

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  • Whale Tail J.P. Beck Rifle

    Whale Tail J.P. Beck Rifle This rifle can be best described as a documentary copy of the original. Fortunately, I had access to the original prior to and during the building process to assure that all details are correct. The gun starts with a 47 ¼” octagon to round barrel […]

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  • Early/Transitional Guns 9

    Early Western Pennsylvania Rifle, the original attributed to David Morton This rifle is patterned after one of the finest known early Pennsylvania rifles. The cheekpiece carving of this rifle is exactly duplicated in Morton’s more famous later work. Built to reflect the look of a fine original, the finish is […]

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